Curiosities of Natural History, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Curiosities of Natural History, Vol. 1 of 2<br><br>In the following pages will be found some of my experiences and observations during the last few years.<br><br>The subjects treated are certainly various, but I have always made it a rule to observe and learn wherever I go.<br><br>For more than seven years I gave to "The Field" newspaper my best labours, by contributing weekly articles to its columns. Of these contributions, by legal agreement, I retain the copyright, and therefore reproduce from that journal selections from my writings.<br><br>Owing to the treatment I received, my connection with "The Field" has now entirely ceased.<br><br>I beg to offer my thanks to the proprietors of the "Leisure Hour," "Household Words," and "Chambers' Journal" for their kindness in allowing me to reproduce some of my articles which originally appeared in their columns.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.