Title: The Living World, Vol. 1: Containing Descriptions of the Several Races of Men, and the Different Groups of Animals, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Etc; Etc;, With Numerous Anecdotes, Illustrative of Their Instincts, Reasoning Powers, and Domestic Habits
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Publication Date: 2019
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0365141690
ISBN 13: 9780365141693
Binding: HRD
Condition: New
Weight: 901 grams

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Explore the living world in clear, thoughtful detail and see how natural history met the ideas of its time.

This volume offers descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, and insects, with anecdotes illustrating their instincts, reasoning, and habits. It surveys how naturalists classify life, reviews the debate on reason versus instinct, and presents a view of vertebrates driven by a blend of science and wonder. The text combines introductory theory with practical notes on different groups, including mammals like the great apes, and traces how early scientists organized the animal kingdom.

In a journey through the vertebrate animals, the book explains the structure of the spine, organs of life, and the traits that distinguish mammals. It covers the first class, Mammalia, and begins to map out orders, genera, and notable species, including discussions of behavior, social life, and interactions with humans. Readers will encounter descriptive passages, historical references, and the kind of curious examples that have shaped 19th‑century natural history.

Understand how scholars divided the animal world into major groups and subgroups.
See early ideas about reason, instinct, and the “ideal” that guided human and animal observation.
Learn about specific animal chapters, including monkeys, sea mammals, and other vertebrates, with period anecdotes and illustrations of their habits.
Get a window into the tone and approach of classic natural history writing.

Ideal for readers of natural history, early science, and those curious about how 19th‑century scholars understood the living world and its creatures.

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