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all with full-page illustrations in colour
Large square crown 8vo., cloth
Animal
Autobiographies

Edited by
G. E. Mitton


Each volume deals entirely with the life-story of some one animal, and is not merely a collection of animal stories. It is necessary to emphasize this, as the idea of the series has sometimes been misunderstood. Children who have outgrown fairy-tales undoubtedly prefer this form of story to any other, and a more wholesome way of stimulating their interest in the living things around them could hardly be found.

Though the books are designed for children of all ages, many adults have been attracted by their freshness, and have found in them much that they did not know before.

The autobiographical form was chosen after careful consideration in preference to the newer method of regarding an animal through the eyes of a human being, because it is the first aim of the series to depict the world as animals see it, and it is not possible to do this realistically unless the animal himself tells the story.


The life story of
A Black Bear
By H. Perry Robinson
With 12 full-pages Illustrations in Colour by
J. Van Oont
The life story of
A Cat
By Violet Hunt
With 12 full-pages Illustrations in Colour by
Adolph Birkenruth
The life story of
A Dog
By G. E. Mitton
With 12 full-pages Illustrations in Colour by
John Williamson
The life story of
A Fox
By J. C. Tregarthen
With 12 full-pages Illustrations in Colour by
Countess Helena Gletchen
The life story of
A Fowl
By J. W. Hurst
With 12 full-pages Illustrations in Colour by
Allan Stewart and Maude Scrivener
The life story of
A Rat
By G. M. A. Hewett
With 12 full-pages Illustrations in Colour by
Stephen Baghot de la Bere
The life story of
A Squirrel
By T. C. Bridges
With 12 full-pages Illustrations in Colour by
Allan Stewart
Published by A. and C. Black, Soho Quare, London, W.