By the same Author. 



ANIMALS OF NO IMPORTANCE, 



Rs. 4-8. 



A book dealing with the Common Birds and Beasts 



of Indian daily life. 



Some Extracts from Press Opinions. 



' ' A number of excellent books on Natural history .... proceed from 

 Anglo-Indian authors ; and certainly this collection of twenty essays 

 on familiar Indian creatures is worthy of its predecessors." — 

 The baturday Review. 



"In Animals of no Importance, one lights on a treasure trove of 

 literary art. . . .The author of these charming essays displays. . . .a 

 peculiar charm of quiet humour not too subtle for perception, nor, 

 on the other hand, extorting mirth in aggressive fashion.. ..Free 

 from a dull page from cover to cover." — Morning Post (Delhi). 



"A chatty anecdote book. .. .showing a sense of hmnour and 

 kindly insight. The author talks about such small animals as 

 locusts, spiders, cuckoos, ants, and the animal life of the ocean, 

 giving many amusing stories of their habits and manners." — 

 Academy and Literature. 



"The sketches are brightly and cleverly written, and there is a 

 ripple of humour running throughout them, which mak*'S them 

 pleasant and amusing reading." — Indian Daily Neivs. 



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Mr. Dewar. . . .in these twenty chapters on Indian birds, beasts 

 and insects. . . .displays quite remarkable knowledge and insight as 

 well as a very pretty wit. . . . Mr. Dewar's volume is calculated to 

 give delight to all who are interested in the creatures of God's earth. 

 Its humour will raise many a smile, while its keenness and accuracy 

 of observation should induce many readers to study more closely 

 the infinite variety of active life that flutters, creeps and walks 

 around them." — The Madras Mail. 



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