Excerpt from Life of Bishop HeberReginald had a decided talent for draw ing, and his taste for natural history made him a close Observer of the peculiarities of birds and insects. He could never bring his mind, however, to consent to confine any creature in'a cage, and he persuaded his little sister to set a pet squirrel at liberty, that she might witness its joy at being al lowed the free use Of its nimble limbs.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.