Publisher's Synopsis
The Animal Story Book by Andrew Lang is a collection of 67 short stories about various animals from around the world. The book is divided into sections based on the type of animal, including stories about dogs, cats, horses, birds, and many more. Each story is written in a charming and engaging style, with vivid descriptions of the animals and their adventures. Some of the stories are based on real-life events, while others are fictional tales that teach important lessons about kindness, bravery, and loyalty. The book is suitable for readers of all ages and is sure to delight animal lovers and fans of classic literature alike.1914. Presented within this volume are stories about the friends of children and of fairies, the beasts. The stories are all true, more or less, although a few of the authors may have embellished or improved on their tales a little. But, on the whole, this is more or less a true story book. The moral found within is that we should be kind to all sorts of animals and, above all, knock trout on the head when they are caught, and do not let the poor things jump about until they die. Wonderfully illustrated.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
