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Wild Nature Won By Kindness

Mrs. Eliza Elder Brightwen

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Eliza Brightwen tamed wild creatures with patience and gentleness, from an orphaned starling to ducks, a jay, and a young cuckoo. Her affectionate accounts show wild nature won not by force but by kindness. Tender and charming. Befriend wild animals the gentle way with a kind-hearted naturalist.

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65 chapters

  1. 1WILD NATURE WON BY KINDNESS.
  2. 2TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  3. 3LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  4. 4PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION.
  5. 5INTRODUCTION.
  6. 6REARING BIRDS FROM THE NEST.
  7. 7DICK THE STARLING.
  8. 8RICHARD THE SECOND.
  9. 9VERDANT.
  10. 10THE WILD DUCKS.
  11. 11THE JAY.
  12. 12A YOUNG CUCKOO.
  13. 13THE TAMING OF OUR PETS.
  14. 14BIRDIE.
  15. 15ZÖE, THE NUTHATCH.
  16. 16BLANCHE, THE PIGEON.
  17. 17GERBILLES.
  18. 18WATER SHREWS.

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