x CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER III. 



THE CANTERBURY FESTIVALS. 



PAGE 



The Erith Church Choir Dedication Festival at Northfleet Dedication 

 Festival at Erith Choosing a Precentor for the Diocesan Choral 

 Union What the Precentorship Involved Compilation of the Festival 

 Book Practising the Parish Choirs Raising the Standard of the 

 Services Some Cathedral Spectacles Enlarging the Choir Fighting 

 a Dean and Chapter The Festival of 1869 Efforts to obtain a Pro- 

 cessional Hymn Attitude of the Dean His Final Consent An Un- 

 looked-for Proceeding The Dean Obedient Effect of the Hymn 

 Arrangements for the Procession How the Hymn was " conducted " 

 The Rehearsal in the Chapter House An Impressive Incident 

 Brass Instruments Increase in the Choir Resignation of the 

 Precentorship Summary of Work accomplished . . . .41 



CHAPTER IV. 

 LITERARY WORK. 



First Ideas of Authorship Popular Ignorance of Natural History" 

 Scientists and Nomenclature The Smaller " Natural History "Its 

 Leading Principle Translation of "A Tour Round my Garden" 

 First Volume of " Anecdotes of Animal Life "Its Scope and Cha- 

 racter Appearance of the Second Volume " Every Boy's Book" 

 The Great Bird Question " My Feathered Friends " " Common 

 Objects of the Sea-shore " An Amusing Adventure " Common Ob- 

 jects of the Country " Astonishing Success A Singular Request 

 " The Playground " Preparations for the Larger Natural History 

 The Labour Involved Character of the Work Destruction necessary 

 for Preservation True Object of the Study of Zoology Natural 

 History and Religion . ... ... . .55 



CHAPTER V. 



LITERARY WORK (continued). 



Appearance of the Larger " Natural History " " Common Objects of the 

 Microscope "The " Old and New Testament Histories " " Glimpses 

 into Petland " Incredulous Critics " Homes Without Hands " 

 Review in The TimetA. Curious Characteristic Editorship of The 

 Jioy't Own Magazine " The Zoological Gardens " Failure of the 

 Publisher An Amusing Correspondence " Common Shells of the 

 Sea-shore " " The Fresh and Salt Water Aquarium " " Our Garden 

 Friends and Foes " Commencement of " The Natural History of 

 Man " Preliminary Investigations Collection of Savage Weapons and 

 Implements " Bible Animals" How the Double Work was performed 

 Theraison d'etre of "Bible Animals" Its Completion and Appearance 

 in Volume Form "Common British Moths," and "Common British 

 Beetles " " Insects at Home "The " Modern Playmate " " Insects 

 Abroad " Difficulty of obtaining Information 69 



