The Tiger That Swallowed the Boy: Exotic Animals in Victorian England by John Simons

The Tiger That Swallowed the Boy: Exotic Animals in Victorian England

John Simons

208 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced
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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 anecdot...

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