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DR. TAYLOR explains that he has a liking for intelligent English lads, “just as some people have for blue china and etchings ”; and he “ventures to think the former are even more interesting objects.” Accordingly he has written this little book for the instruction and entertainment of his “human hobbies.” The work contains abundant evidence of the author's knowledge and enthusiasm, and any boy who may read it carefully is sure to find something to attract him in the chapters on birds, Lepidoptera. land shells, toads, frogs, newts, invisible life, microscopic plants, and other subjects. The style is clear and lively, and there are many good illustrations.
A Playtime Naturalist.
By Dr. J. E. Taylor (London: Chatto and Windus, 1889.)
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 39, 365 (1889). https://doi.org/10.1038/039365c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/039365c0