Edmund Evans: 5 books

This delightful little book contains six, "one-page" rhymes about cats and kittens. One story line is about how "Signor Caterwaul," a world-famous singer, tries to get Miss Mewler to marry him. A second story is about what happens when naughty kittens don't listen to their mother. In...

"The Little Pussy-Cats: What they did, and what they tried to do" with beautiful illustrations

Agnes Marshall lived with her papa and mamma in a tall dark house in a narrow street of Manchester. Her papa was busy all day long with the workmen in his mills and the goods -in his warehouse, and her mamma was often ill, so they never could leave the town. Poor Agnes had never been in the country....

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Sources—Amira’s distinction between retributive and preventive processes—Addosio’s incorrect designation of the latter as civil suits—Inconsistent attitude of the Church in excommunicating animals—Causal relation of crime to demoniacal possession—Squatter...

A frank and engaging exploration of the burgeoning academic field of environmental history Inspired by the pioneering work of preeminent environmental historian Donald Worster, the contributors to A Field on Fire: The Future of Environmental History reflect on the past and future of this discipline....