Animals & Nature
The Evolutionist at Large
These Essays originally appeared in the columns of the 'St. James's Gazette,' and I have to thank the courtesy of the Editor for kind permis…
Shaggo, The Mighty Buffalo
One of a series of children's books in the Kneetime Animal Stories series by Richard Barnum, the pen name of a number of authors in the Stra…
The Story My Doggie Told to Me
The author of this book, Ralph Henry Barbour, was a prolific writer of scholastic and college sports and adventure fiction for boys. Here is…
The Curious Book of Birds
Now the interesting facts about birds we have always with us. We can find them out for ourselves, which is a very pleasant thing to do, or w…
How Mr. Rabbit Lost His Tail
A small selection of children's stories from the Hollow Tree Stories series - Summary by David Gore
The Early Cave-Men
The People Who Wanted To Live in Caves. This little book takes us back to the time when our ancestors lived, or wanted to live, in caves. Un…
Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit
Uncle Remus' stories feature a trickster hero called Br'er Rabbit ("Brother" Rabbit), who uses his wits to slide out of trouble an…
The Book of Clever Beasts
A humorous book, hitting off the many writers who have returned to nature and made intimate friends in the Animal World. The author describe…
The Tale of Miss Kitty Cat
MIss Kitty Cat lives on a farm with the human family that she has adopted. Little Johnny Green is her favorite even though sometimes he pla…
Birds and Man
During the later part of his life Hudson lived in southern England, where he was involved very early on with the RSPB (Royal Society for the…
The Tale of Benny Badger
"Mr. Bailey centered all his plots in the animal, bird and insect worlds, weaving natural history into the stories in a way that won ed…
The Tale of Daddy Longlegs
Arthur Scott Bailey, famous for his children's animal series, adds another fun tale of the critter that we call a Daddy Longlegs. His life a…
The Elements of Ornithology
The Elements of Ornithology is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This…
Three Little Kittens
Jazbury, Yowler and Fluffy are three brave and curious kittens craving adventure. Join them as they accidentally venture into the woods and …
White Dandy
This book is written from the horse's point of view, much as Black Beauty was. Indeed, it is intended to be a companion book to Black Beaut…
Lord Dolphin
"Now who ever heard of a fish's setting up and telling his own story...I am not a bit proud but just a good natured chap that has decid…
The Little Foresters
Drawing on childhood days spent at his grandparents' New England farm, the author tells of a community of animals who gather around the old …
Galopoff, the Talking Pony
These are the fantastic adventures of Galopoff, the talking pony, and his friends. Galopoff experiences some amazing adventures in Russia, m…
Animals' Rights Considered in Relation to Social Progress
In the book, Salt argues against the idea of speciesism, though the term was not coined for another 76 years.The book also argues against vi…
A Treatise of Modern Falconry
The 18th century book A Treatise on Modern Falconry is still one of the most quoted books in today's falconry community. The preface was pos…