CHAPTER VII. 

 LITERARY WORK (continued}. 



The Russo-Turkish War and its Effects on the Book Trade Losses sustained by 

 Publishers and Authors Brighter Days " The Lane and Field " Removal 

 to Upper Norwood Visits to the Crystal Palace New Edition of Waterton's 

 famous " Wanderings " Necessity for an Explanatory Index Previous 

 Acquaintance with Waterton Incomprehensible Indian Titles Preparation 

 of the " Index " The New Edition in the Press Working against Time 

 Natural History Reading-books "The Field Naturalist's Handbook" 

 " Anecdotal Natural History " " Petland Revisited" "Horse and Man" 

 A False Ideal of Beauty Man's Contempt for Nature The IU Effects of 

 Horse-shoes Unshod Horses and their Capabilities The Bearing-Rein 

 Blinkers " Horse and Man" and the Critics Farriers and their Views 

 Converts and their Testimony An Unenlightened Inspector Lecture on the 

 Horse "Illustrated Stable Maxims" "Man and his Handiwork" Its 

 Leading Principle Evolution" The Handy Natural History " Posthu- 

 mous Works. 



AFTER the issue of "Nature's Teachings" in 1870, 

 three whole years elapsed before any further book 

 appeared from my father's pen. For in that year began 

 the great depression in the book trade consequent upon 

 the Russo-Turkish war ; a depression which, although 

 fluctuating in its severity, lasted for long after that 

 war had come to an end, and brought about the ruin 

 of thousands. Money was scarce, for no man could 

 venture to say that England would not be drawn into 

 the struggle, and be forced to throw both her arms and 

 her resources into the scale. Everywhere retrench- 

 ment was the order of the day, for few could afford 

 luxuries while the national danger seemed so imminent ; 

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