Wild Life at the Land's End

About this eBook

Author

Tregarthen, J. C. (John Coulson), 1854-1933

Title

Wild Life at the Land's End Observations of the Habits and Haunts of the Fox, Badger, Otter, Seal, Hare and of Their Pursuers in Cornwall

Credits

Produced by Mardi Desjardins & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at www.pgdpcanada.net from page images generously made available by the Internet Archive ( archive.org)

Language

English

LoC Class

SK: Agriculture: Hunting sports

Subject

Game and game-birds -- England -- Cornwall (County)

Category

Text

eBook-No.

57906

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57906

Release Date

September 14, 2018

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.PREFACE — CONTENTS — LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS — CHAPTER I THE EARTHSTOPPER UNDER THE STARS — CHAPTER II THE FOX-HUNT — CHAPTER III FOX-HUNTING, AS IT WAS IN THE DAYS OF QUEEN BESS — CHAPTER IV The Otter — TRACKING THE WILY VARMINT — CHAPTER V The Otter — Continued THE EARTHSTOPPER’S VIGIL — CHAPTER VI The Otter — Continued THE OTTER AT THE LAKE — CHAPTER VII The Otter — Continued THE HUNT — CHAPTER VIII The White Badger of Cairn Kenidzhek THE EARTHSTOPPER IN DOUBT — CHAPTER IX The White Badger of Cairn Kenidzhek — Continued THE EARTHSTOPPER ANGRY — CHAPTER X The White Badger of Cairn Kenidzhek — Continued THE BADGER’S CAPTURE AND ESCAPE — CHAPTER XI The Hare LIFE STORY OF THE JACK OF BARTINNEY — CHAPTER XII The Hare — Continued DIGORY STROUT AND FARMER PENDRE — CHAPTER XIII The Hare — Continued THE COURSE — CHAPTER XIV A MIDNIGHT VISIT TO THE SEAL-CAVES — CHAPTER XV REMINISCENCES OF BOYHOOD’S DAYS — CHAPTER XVI BASS FISHING AT THE LAND’S END — CHAPTER XVII NED’S TALE OF THE BIRDS — GLOSSARY

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