The Tiger That Swallowed the Boy: Exotic Animals in Victorian England
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Looking at zoological gardens, private menageries, circuses, and natural history museums, this fascinating account explores the surprising extent of the exotic-animal trade in 19th-century England and its colonies. Filled with entertaining anecdotes--from the tiger that prowled down St. George's Street in London with a boy in its mouth and the polar bear that killed a dog in Liverpool to the kangaroos hopping around the lawns of stately homes and...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1907471715
ISBN13:9781907471711
Release Date:January 2013
Publisher:Libri Publishing Ltd
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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