PREFACE BY THE AMERICAN PUBLISHERS.
PREFACE TO THE FIFTEENTH LONDON EDITION.
CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION
THE YOUNG MOUSE. A Fable.
THE WASP AND BEE. A Fable.
THE GOOSE AND HORSE. A Fable.
THE FLYING-FISH.
THE LITTLE DOG. A Fable.
TRAVELLERS' WONDERS.
THE DISCONTENTED SQUIRREL.
ON THE MARTEN.
MOUSE, LAPDOG, AND MONKEY. A Fable.
ANIMALS AND THEIR COUNTRIES.
THE MASK OF NATURE.
THE FARMYARD JOURNAL.
THE PRICE OF PLEASURE.
THE RAT WITH A BELL. A Fable.
THE DOG BALKED OF HIS DINNER. A Tale.
THE KID.
HOW TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT.
ORDER AND DISORDER. A Fairy Tale.
LIVE DOLLS.
THE HOG AND OTHER ANIMALS.
THE BULLIES.
THE TRAVELLED ANT.
THE COLONISTS.
THE DOG AND HIS RELATIONS.
THE HISTORY AND ADVENTURES OF A CAT.
CANUTE'S REPROOF TO HIS COURTIERS.
DIALOGUE, ON THINGS TO BE LEARNED, BETWEEN MAMMA AND KITTY.
ON THE OAK. A Dialogue.
ALFRED. A Drama.
ON THE PINE AND FIR TRIBE. A Dialogue.
ON DIFFERENT STATIONS IN LIFE. A Dialogue.
THE ROOKERY.
THE SHIP.
THINGS BY THEIR RIGHT NAMES.
THE TRANSMIGRATIONS OF INDUR.
THE SWALLOW AND TORTOISE.
THE GRASS-TRIBE.
A TEA LECTURE.
THE KIDNAPPERS.
ON MANUFACTURES.
A LESSON IN THE ART OF DISTINGUISHING.
THE PHENIX AND DOVE.
THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER.
THE TWO ROBBERS.
THE COUNCIL OF QUADRUPEDS.
TIT FOR TAT. A Tale.
ON WINE AND SPIRITS.
THE BOY WITHOUT A GENIUS.
HALF A CROWN'S WORTH.
TRIAL [2]
THE LEGUMINOUS PLANTS.
ON MAN.
WALKING THE STREETS. A Parable.
THE COMPOUND-FLOWERED PLANTS.
ON PRESENCE OF MIND.
PHAETON JUNIOR: or, The Gig Demolished .
WHY AN APPLE FALLS.
NATURE AND EDUCATION. A Fable.
AVERSION SUBDUED. A Drama.
THE LITTLE PHILOSOPHER.
WHAT ANIMALS ARE MADE FOR.
TRUE HEROISM.
ON METALS. PART 1.
FLYING AND SWIMMING.
THE FEMALE CHOICE. A Tale.
ON METALS. PART II.
EYES AND NO EYES; OR, THE ART OF SEEING.
WHY THE EARTH MOVES ROUND THE SUN.
THE UMBELLIFEROUS PLANTS.
HUMBLE LIFE; OR, THE COTTAGERS.
THE BIRTHDAY GIFT.
ON EARTHS AND STONES
SHOW AND USE; OR, THE TWO PRESENTS.
THE CRUCIFORM-FLOWERED PLANTS.
THE NATIVE VILLAGE. A Drama.
PERSEVERANCE AGAINST FORTUNE. A Story.
THE GOLDFINCH AND LINNET.
THE PRICE OF A VICTORY.
GOOD COMPANY.
THE WANDERER'S RETURN.
DIFFERENCE AND AGREEMENT OR, SUNDAY MORNING.
THE LANDLORD'S VISIT. A Drama.
ON EMBLEMS.
LEDYARD'S PRAISE OF WOMEN.
GENEROUS REVENGE.
THE POWER OF HABIT.
THE COST OF A WAR.
GREAT MEN.
THE FOUR SISTERS.
THE GAIN OF A LOSS.
WISE MEN.
A FRIEND IN NEED.
EARTH AND HER CHILDREN.
A SECRET CHARACTER UNVEILED.
A GLOBE-LECTURE.
ENVY AND EMULATION.
PROVIDENCE; OR, THE SHIPWRECK.
EPILOGUE.
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES
Transcriber's Note:
The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.
A. C. CHAPMAN, Del J. A. ADAMS Sc CANUTE’S REPROOF.
