Project Gutenberg 2013-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 56 Davenport, Emma Davenport, Emma Anne Georgina Weir, Harrison 1824 1906 Weir, Harrison William Live Toys; Or, Anecdotes of Our Four-Legged and Other Pets Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Moppy, the white rabbit -- The two birds, Goldie and Brownie -- Poll parrot -- Neddy and the rifle donkey -- Bunny, the wild rabbit -- The jackdaw -- Pricker, the hedgehog -- Drake, the retriever -- Tawney, the terrier -- Puffer, the pigeon -- Dr. Battius, the bat -- The chough -- The kittens, Blacky and Snowdrop -- Bluebeard, the shetland pony -- Joe, the german dog. Sandra Eder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://archive.org/details/americana) and Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) "Live Toys; Or, Anecdotes of Our Four-Legged and Other Pets" by Emma Davenport is a collection of charming animal anecdotes written in the mid-19th century. The book recounts the delightful experiences and stories of various pets owned by a little boy and girl, capturing the innocence and joy of childhood through their interactions with these animals. Each chapter seems dedicated to a different pet, bringing an affectionate and whimsical perspective to the lives of these four-legged companions. The opening of the book introduces us to Moppy, the white rabbit, who becomes the first pet of the two children. The narrative captures their excitement upon discovering Moppy on the beach, leading to their nurse purchasing the rabbit. We learn about the children's tender care for Moppy, detailing how they play with him and their worries about leaving him when they move. The story sets the tone for a series of endearing vignettes that illuminate the bond between children and their pets, illustrating the joys, trials, and mischievous antics that come with pet ownership in a nostalgic manner. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42946/42946-h/images/cover.jpg en Children's stories Pets -- Juvenile fiction Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 279382 278344 2024-10-18T06:08:22.445907 2023-09-18T14:18:35.316423 text/html text/html 275274 2013-06-14T15:27:31 text/html 356259 2013-06-14T15:30:22 text/html application/zip 322348 2024-10-18T06:08:27.876926 application/epub+zip 325287 2024-10-18T06:08:23.409897 application/epub+zip 119548 2024-10-18T06:08:22.920893 application/epub+zip 417933 2024-10-18T06:08:31.041917 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411851 2024-10-18T06:08:27.260920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206412 2022-09-19T15:29:05.078242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240781 240533 2024-10-18T06:08:21.532915 2023-09-18T14:18:34.395420 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 240112 2013-06-14T15:13:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 87968 2013-06-14T15:13:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 240133 2013-06-14T15:13:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 87957 2013-06-14T15:13:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22616 2024-10-18T06:08:31.188863 application/rdf+xml 7647 2024-10-18T06:08:23.008889 image/jpeg 1877 2024-10-18T06:08:22.963904 image/jpeg 404273 2024-10-18T06:08:22.483933 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia