E. MITTON
SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON
12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by HARRY ROUNTREE
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By ELIZABETH W. GRIERSON
CHILDREN'S TALES FROM SCOTTISH BALLADS
12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by ALLAN STEWART
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By HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
8 full-page Illustrations in Colour and many others in the text
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ANIMAL AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
Edited by G. E. MITTON
Each volume deals entirely with the life story of some one animal, and
is not merely a collection of animal stories. It is necessary to
emphasize this, as the idea of the series has sometimes been
misunderstood. Children who have outgrown fairy-tales undoubtedly
prefer this form of story to any other, and a more wholesome way of
stimulating their interest in the living things around them could
hardly be found.
Though the books are designed for children of all ages, many adults
have been attracted by their freshness, and have found in them much
that they did not know before.
The autobiographical form was chosen after careful consideration in
preference to the newer method of regarding an animal through the eyes
of a human being, because it is the first aim of the series to depict
the world as animals see it, and it is not possible to do this
realistically unless the animal himself tells the story.
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