The Cambridge zoologist Arthur Shipley gathers essays first written for the Quarterly Review. He explains how parasites provoke the formation of pearls, describes the life of the deep sea and the state of British sea-fisheries, discusses zebras, horses and hybrids, sketches the life of Pasteur, and shows how flies and mosquitoes carry disease.
Lucid Edwardian popular science, still enjoyable for naturalists and general readers. Download the free EPUB.