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Nature - Mammals Genre

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Books in the Nature - Mammals genre:

Narrative of a Whaling Voyage Round the Globe (1840)

Shortly after qualifying as a physician, the author signed on to a three year's voyage on a whaler header for the South Sea fishery. This two-volume work is considered one of the most accurate descriptions of industry. There are extensive description... View More

Author(s): Frederick Debell Bennett
Illustrator(s): Anonymous

Gleanings from the Menagerie and Aviary at Knowsley Hall (1846)

A collection of early illustrations of birds and animals by the master of nonsense. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): John Edward Gray
Illustrator(s): Edward Lear

Moby Dick or The Whale (1851)

Moby Dick or The Whale has a good claim to the title of The Great American Novel. Based on the story of the Essex, whaler, destroyed by a whale in the southern Pacific Ocean, Melville draws on his own experiences as a seaman. Read online at Hathitrus... View More

Author(s): Herman Melville
Illustrator(s): None

The Comical Cat (1865)

A humorous poem similar to Old Mother Hubbard.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

Keeper’s Travels in Search of His Master (1872)

Much animal cruelty is depicted in this story of a stray dog. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Edward Augustus Kendall
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

A List of the Mammals of Manitoba (1886)

First publication by Seton as the Manitoba naturalist. Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba Publication No. 23. Read for free online at HathiTrust or at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Ernest Seton Thompson
Illustrator(s): Ernest Seton Thompson

The Jungle Book (1894)

Seven stories, including three about Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves and including Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Read online at Hathitrust.

The Jungle Book (1894)

Seven stories, including three about Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves and including Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Read online at archive.org.

Reynard the Fox (1895)

The medieval beast fable of how Reynard the Fox tricked the King of beasts and his court. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Anonymous
Henry Cole
Illustrator(s): W. Frank Calderon

The Animal Story Book (1896)

Here are 66 illustrated tales, mostly true, about creatures of land, sea, and air. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
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Illustrator(s): H. J. Ford

Studies in the Art Anatomy of Animals (1896)

Topographical anatomy of common animals intended for the use of artists. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Ernest Seton Thompson
Illustrator(s): Ernest Seton Thompson

Sporting Society or Sporting Chat and Sporting Memories (1897)

A two-volume work with some of Randolph Caldecott’s illustrations in each volume. Read online at HathiTrust: Volume 1 and Volume 2.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

Four-Footed Americans and their Kin (1898)

Animal biographies set in a fictional framework. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Mabel Osgood Wright
Illustrator(s): Ernest Seton Thompson

The Monkey That Would Not Kill (1898)

A collection of stories about a monkey that could not be killed -- shot, hanged, thrown into the sea with a stone around his neck, blown up with dynamite -- but not killed. Read online at Hathitrust. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Henry Drummond
Illustrator(s): Louis Wain

Wild Animals I Have Known (1898)

Eight animal histories taken from life. The author’s purpose was to attempt to persuade the reader that wild things are worth preserving. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Lobo, Rag and Vixen (1899)

Stories of Lobo, Redruff, Raggylug and Vixen from Wild Animals I Have Known.

Author(s): Ernest Seton Thompson
Illustrator(s): Ernest Seton Thompson

The Red Book of Animal Stories (1899)

A collection of stories about animals, mainly true. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Illustrator(s): H. J. Ford

The Story of Little Black Sambo (1899)

This is the first edition of the famous story of the little boy who outwits the tigers and has pancakes and butter as his reward. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Helen Bannerman
Illustrator(s): Helen Bannerman

The Trail of the Sandhill Stag (1899)

A further adventure of Yan, this time in pursuit of deer. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Wild Life in Hampshire Highlands (1899)

A volume in the Haddon Hall Library. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): George A. B. Dewar
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham
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