Quadrupeds, what they are and where found, by Captain Mayne Reid.
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This is a fairly short book, but it certainly hits the spot, for its aim
is to inform young people about the four-legged animals of our planet,
and this it does very competently.
Of course there is no reason why young ladies should not read this book:
I am sure they would enjoy this just as much Reid's target readership,
which was boys.
There are 24 chapters, each dealing with a kind of animal. Sometimes an
animal genus is given two chapters, for instance domestic dogs, and wild
dogs. One grouse: the phrase "well-known" occurs over forty times.
Would the "well-known" fact be well-known to the book's intended
readership? Probably not.
There are a score of very nice illustrations, most showing numerous
animals of that chapter's genus.
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QUADRUPEDS, WHAT THEY ARE AND WHERE FOUND, BY CAPTAIN MAYNE REID.