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Curious Creatures in Zoology is an examination of the world's most interesting creatures, both real and fantastical and is the work of author John Ashton. The book opens with a brief introduction in which the author lays out his purpose for writing the book and the methodology used in doing so. This is not a work of science, but rather a collection of accounts of the world's most curious creatures as they have appeared in writings by various ...

Excerpt from When William IV. Was KingSeveral Life and Times of William IV. Have been written, but they all contain a great deal of Life, and very little Times. The present book reverses this, and deals, primarily, with the chief topics of conversation during the seven years of King William's reign, and, afterwards, with the social aspect of the times.Although I treat of a period but sixty years since, it is a time of which much is to be said ...

Excerpt from Florizel's Folly The Prince as a musician - A bon-mot of his - Lady Lade - Her husband, Sir John - The Prince's pecuniary difficulties - His dealings with his jeweller - The latter's story - Another financial mess, Rowlandson and Brighton - Poem on the Prince's birthday, 1790 - Lord Barrymore - Anecdotes respecting him and his family, The Duke of Norfolk, and anecdotes respecting him - The Duke of Qneensberry, and anecdotes - Cha...

Excerpt from The History of Gambling in England The Chinese and Indian games of skill, such as Chess, are of great antiquity, but, perhaps, the oldest game is that of Enclosing, called Wei hi in Chinese, and Go in Japanese It is said to have been invented by the Emperor Yao, 2300 bc. But the earliest record of the game is in 300 b.c. It is a game, like Kmeg spi, el a game of war. There are not only typical representatives of the various arms,...

Excerpt from Modern Street Ballads My songs have had a tidy run, I've plenty in my fist, Sirs, And if you wish to pick one out, I'll just run through my list, Sirs. Have you seen My daughter Fan, She wore a wreath of roses, And here you see My son Tom, The Sun that lights the roses, Green grow the rushes On the Banks of Allan Water Such a getting out of bed, with Brave Lord Ullin's daughter. Poor Bessie was a Sailor's bride, Sitting on a ra...

Excerpt from English Caricature and Satire on Napoleon I, Vol. 1 of 2 The frontispiece is taken from a very rare print, and gives a novel View of Napoleon to us, who are always accustomed to see him represented in military uniform. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books use...

Excerpt from Romances of Chivalry: Told and Illustrated in Fac-Simile The advanced student may possibly grumble at the number of foot-notes I have appended, in order to elucidate the text, but my object has been, that every one, of average intelligence, who reads the book, may thoroughly under stand it, and that without constantly referring to a glossary, which, however, will be found at the end. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishe...

Excerpt from The Dawn of the Xixth Century in England, Vol. 1: A Social Sketch of the Times That Sir Walter Scott, when he called his novel "Waverley, or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since, " thought that the time had come, when the generation, then living, should be presented with a page of history, which would bring to their remembrance the manners and customs of their grandfathers, must be my excuse for this book. For, never, in the world's history,...

Excerpt from A History of English Lotteries: Now for the First Time Written I have tried, as far as in my power lay, to make this book one which will be, I hope, not agreeable and interesting to the general reader, but one which, I also hope, will find its place in very many libraries, as a book of reference, and' an authority on the subject on which I have written. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare...

Excerpt from Humour, Wit, & Satire of the Seventeenth Century The Bibliographical Reference, which forms an Appendix, will show the wide range that the humour of this century takes, and this does not exhaust the store by any means. Init I have given, for the use of students, the British Museum Catalogue number of every authority (to save trouble, should they Wish to refer to the books) 3 and, to avoid the multiplicity of footnotes, I have pla...

Excerpt from Social England, Vol. 2 of 2: Under the Regency Reform Meetings - Peterloo - Orator Hunt's entry into London - The King's last illness and death. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preservin...

Excerpt from Social England Under the Regency, Vol. 1 of 2 This, I am happy to say, was specially the case with one of mine, The Dawn of the Nineteenth Century. In it I wrote of Social England in the first decade of the century, leaving off at a time when George III. Was hopelessly incompetent to govern, and a Regency was in progress of establishment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic bo...

Excerpt from The Dawn of the Xixth Century in England: A Social Sketch of the Times That Sir Walter Scott, when he called his novel "Waverley, or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since, " thought that the time had come, when the generation, then living, should be presented with a page of history, which would bring to their remembrance the manners and customs of their grandfathers, must be my excuse for this book. For, never, in the world's history, has the...

Excerpt from Social England Under the Regency Certainly, it is not the least part of an Author's reward for all his pains and trouble, to find that the Public appreciates his efforts, and purchases and reads his books. I am thus emboldened to continue my work, and sketch the men and manners of the Regency. Most books of this class deal mainly with the great ones of the land, but I have only done so where necessary to illustrate the history of...

Excerpt from The Devil in Britain and America For the benefit of students, I have given - as an Appendix-ma list of the books consulted in the preparation of this work, which, however, the student must remember is not an exhaustive bibliography on the subject, but only applies to this book, whose mz'son d'é'z're is its localization. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at w...

Excerpt from English Caricature and Satire on Napoleon I, Vol. 2 of 2 Napoleon ON board the 'bellerophon' - arrival AT torbay - curiosity OF the people - the english government determine TO send him TO st. Helena. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art...

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Excerpt from Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne: Taken From Original SourcesNo doubt the drudgery of the work, the wading through all the newspapers, and reading all the literature of the time, has deterred many from attempting what, in its execution, has proved a very pleasant task for in doing it, one has got to be thoroughly identified with the age - its habits and customs which, being taken from the very words of the people, then livin...

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