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IN this life-story of a hare the author has successfully combined narrative with instruction. Most books on natural history for general readers are too informative and lack the living feeling which always commands a wide appeal. This touch, which makes the whole world kin, is largely a thing of sympathy, and no book on the life of a wild animal can be successful without it. Mr. Tregarthen possesses that attribute and has therefore written a book which will be appreciated by all lovers of wild animals and observers of their habits. He describes the life of a hare from birth to death from the point of view of the animal itself, and amid the scenes of a century ago. We have thus, an account of the hare's habits and its struggles for existence in an attractive setting. The author has insight as well as sympathy, and his book should interest many readers.
The Story of a Hare.
J. C. Tregarthen. Pp. xi + 199 + plates. (London: John Murray, 1912.) Price 6s. net.
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The Story of a Hare . Nature 90, 670 (1913). https://doi.org/10.1038/090670b0
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