Gleanings from the Natural History of the Ancients, written by Reverend Morgan George Watkins in the late 19th century, is a fascinating insight into how ancient Greeks and Romans viewed their countries' natural inhabitants. Descriptions from across the Mediterranean of diverse animal and plant species are included. This unique title, part of the Loren Coleman Presents series from Cosimo Classics, will fascinate lovers of history, cryptozoology, and biology.

REV. MORGAN GEORGE WATKINS (1836-1911) was an English cleric and author of articles for the Dictionary of National Biography under his initials M. G. W. He wrote Gleanings from the Natural History of the Ancients in London, where it was published in 1886.