Notes on Pet Monkeys and How to Manage Them (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Notes on Pet Monkeys and How to Manage Them<br><br>From the time my fingers were big enough to manufacture a fly-cage with a hollowed cork and a few pins, for the benefit of bluebottles, till now, the Simian family has had great fascinations for me; and to my little friends with tails, this Series of odd Notes - for they cannot lay claim to a higher title - is respectfully dedicated.<br><br>To literary merit this handbook lays no claim whatever - not further, perhaps, than that of being original in matter and theme. All other lines of the "Fancy" have been well threshed out by a number of experienced writers. Monkeys have been overlooked; and for want of a better book to supply its place, this is edged into the gap, and handed over to the fancier, who may overlook its faults in its help.<br><br>Whatever credit may be deserving is due to Francis Guy, Esq., of Sudbury, at whose instigation I made close acquaintanceship with quite a colony of monkeys and conceived the idea of scribbling about them.<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.