The Romance of Natural History, Second Series - Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888 (Project Gutenberg, 2010)
The extinct -- The marvellous -- Mermaids -- The self-immured -- Hybernation of swallows -- The crested and wattled snake -- The doubtful -- Fascination -- Serpent-charming -- Beauty -- Parasites -- Appendix.
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Keywords: Natural history