Genre:

Essay, Instructions, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [3]

Subjects:

Natural History, Zoology, Animal Behaviour, Instruments

    Begins by giving advice on buying, using, and maintaining knives, and then describes some of the uses to which such an instrument can be put in 'Practical Natural History' (3). These include the examination of worms, the sea-mouse, vipers, centipedes, and glow-worms. The illustrations depict the sea-mouse, the mouth of a viper, and the glow-worm.

Genre:

Short Fiction, Serial

Subjects:

Education, Schools, Chemistry

Genre:

Regular Feature, Notes, Extract

Publications extracted:

Pratt 1811 Pratt, Josiah 1811. The Life, Character, and Remains of the Rev. Richard Cecil, Collected and Revised by Josiah Pratt, London: Whittington and Rowland
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[5] Consideration for Animals

Genre:

Essay

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Zoology, Animal Behaviour

Genre:

Instructions, Serial

Subjects:

Light, Instruments, Display, Amusement, Astrology

People mentioned:

Athanasius Kircher Kircher, Athanasius (1601/2–80) DSB
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Genre:

Short Fiction, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Ornithology, Animal Development, Education

Genre:

Essay, Instructions, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [5]

Subjects:

Natural History, Entomology, Zoology, Animal Behaviour, Instruments

    Describes the characteristics of some 'hidden animal life' to be found using a knife (22). These include wood-lice, spiders, various species of ant, gnats, beetles, and earwigs. The illustrations depict the soldier-ant, chambers of ants' nests, yellow ants' nests, a ground beetle, and a gnat alongside a caterpillar and chrysalis.

Genre:

Novel, Serial

Subjects:

Medical Practitioners, Zoological Gardens

Institutions mentioned:

Zoological Society—Gardens Zoological Society of London —Gardens
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Genre:

Reminiscences, Essay, Serial

Subjects:

Gravity, Meteorology, Health

    Includes an explanation of the origin of tides and distinguishes the varieties of this oceanic phenomenon. Later he stresses the importance of 'plenty of healthy exercise' as preparation for the swim (27)

Genre:

Essay

Subjects:

Architecture, Engineering

    Reminisces about the erection of Cleopatra's Needle Cleopatra's Needle
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Genre:

Travelogue, Reminiscences

Subjects:

Animal Behaviour, Hunting

Genre:

Instructions, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Light, Theory, Instruments, Display, Amusement, Exhibitions

Genre:

Regular Feature—Notes; Extract

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

[1] Habits of the Mole

[3] Mighty Hunters

Genre:

Short Fiction

Subjects:

Hunting, Animal Behaviour, Specimen Trading, Menageries

People mentioned:

James Edmonds Edmonds, James (1805–71) WBI
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Institutions mentioned:

Wombwell's Menagerie Wombwell's Menagerie
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Genre:

Essay, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Illustrators:

W W Meason Meason, W W (fl. 1879) BP1/1/3/2
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Subjects:

Exploration, Physical Geography, Meteorology

People mentioned:

James C Ross Ross, Sir James Clark (1800–62) DSB
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Publications cited:

Back 1836 Back, George 1836. Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River, and Along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the Years 1833, 1834, and 1835, London: John Murray
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    Describes the life of the recently deceased admiral George Back Back, Sir George (1796–1878) ODNB
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Genre:

Essay

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Exploration, Animal Behaviour, Zoology, Race

Genre:

Regular Feature, Notes

[3] Aerial Navigation

Genre:

Instructions

Subjects:

Transport, Technology

Genre:

Instructions, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Light, Instruments, Amusement, Display, Exhibitions, Magic, Supernaturalism

Genre:

Essay, Serial

Subjects:

Zoology, Natural History, Animal Behaviour, Taxonomy, Education, Superstition

    Begins by admitting that neither frogs nor toads are 'very pretty or interesting creatures' but promises to 'mention some of the chief points of interest in these animals, avoiding, as far as possible, the use of scientific language, and, where it is absolutely necessary, explaining it'. Accordingly, details the physical characteristics and habits of frogs and toads. Dismisses several myths about these animals including the claim that the skin of the toad is poisonous and that they can 'spit fire'. (52) Emphasises the ease of taming and feeding toads and urges observation of their eating habits.

Genre:

Essay, Serial

Subjects:

Exploration, Physical Geography, Meteorology

    Continues to describe the gruelling Arctic expedition of George Back Back, Sir George (1796–1878) ODNB
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Genre:

Travelogue, Reminiscences

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Hunting, Zoology, Animal Behaviour

    Begins by noting his success in 'procuring large specimens of the large ocean fish of this ocean', and proceeds to detail the physical appearance of the shark's jaws and the rest of its body. Goes on to describes the hammerhead shark and swordfish

Genre:

Reportage

Subjects:

Hunting, Animal Behaviour

Genre:

Regular Feature—Notes; Extract

Publications extracted:

British Medical Journal British Medical Journal (1857–1900+) Waterloo Directory
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[1] What Comes from Smoking

[2] Electrical Phenomena

[3] "Headers" in Swimming

[4] Dogs, and How to Manage Them

Genre:

Instructions, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Light, Instruments, Amusement, Display, Exhibitions, Magic

People mentioned:

Lorenzo J Marcy Marcy, Lorenzo J (fl. 1873) RLIN
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Genre:

Miscellaneous

Subjects:

Physical Geography

Genre:

Regular Feature, Miscellaneous

Subjects:

Physical Geography

Genre:

Travelogue, Reminiscences

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [2]

Subjects:

Hunting, Zoology

Genre:

Essay, Serial

Subjects:

Zoology, Natural History, Animal Behaviour, Education, Superstition

People mentioned:

Luigi Galvani Galvani, Luigi (1737–98) DSB
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    Describes the insect-eating habits and the immunity of toads, and proceeds to detail the aquatic capabilities, life-cycle, and physical characteristics of frogs. Notes the connection between frogs and galvanism and describes other features of the frog including its culinary uses, its croak, and its different colourings.

Genre:

Short Fiction, Dialogue

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Amusement, Physics, Mechanics, Dynamics, Force, Astronomy, Religious Authority

    Features a conversation between a boy and his school master who explains to his charge, in terms of Newtonian mechanics, the behaviour of a spinning top.

Genre:

Instructions, Serial

Subjects:

Magic

Genre:

Short Fiction, Serial

Subjects:

Ornithology, Animal Development, Education, Nutrition

Genre:

Instructions, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [2]

Subjects:

Light, Instruments, Amusement, Display, Chemistry

Genre:

Instructions

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Breeding, Animal Development, Taxonomy, Breeding, Nutrition

    Begins with a discussion of various breeds of dog and warns that 'these breeds are entirely artificial, and if a number of dogs were left to themselves, the distinction of form and character would soon be obliterated, and in a few years we should find them undistinguishable from the wolf-like dogs that run wild in the East'. Insists that pigeon and poultry breeders, unlike dog breeders, produce animal varieties that are 'still useful to man'. Considers different breeds of rabbits, however, to be 'useless monstrosities, and only bred for the purpose of making them look as unlike rabbits as possible'. (83) Proceeds to a discussion of the features of the 'fancy rabbit', notably the ears and nose, and then advises on the best means of keeping rabbits. The illustration shows several varieties of the 'fancy rabbit'.

Genre:

Reminiscences, Poetry

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [2]

Illustrators:

L W Thomas Thomas, William Luson (1830–1900) ODNB
Close   View the register entry >> Engen, Rodney K. 1979. Dictionary of Victorian Engravers, Print Publishers and their Works, Cambridge: Chadwyck-Healey
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Subjects:

Hunting, Ornithology, Cruelty, Morality

    Explains how the 'example of other boys' caused him to rob birds' nests as a child, but that he stopped the habit once he realised that mother birds abandon eggs that have been stolen and returned. Ends with a poem urging boys not to steal birds' eggs. The illustrations show a boy up a tree, being attacked by two young birds, and a bird singing on a fence at the edge of a field.

Genre:

Short Fiction, Serial

Subjects:

Ornithology, Animal Development, Breeding, Morality

Genre:

Essay

Subjects:

Botanical Gardens, Botany

    Presents the account by Mr Shepherd, the conservator at the Botanical Gardens, Liverpool Botanical Gardens, Liverpool
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Genre:

Essay

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Zoology

    Describes the habitat, development, habits, and other characteristics of alligators found in the Everglades swamps of Florida. Describes his close encounter with an alligator and presents an extract of a description of the alligator from a work by 'Bertram' Bertram, —— (botanist) (fl. 1779) BP1/1/6/5
Close   View the register entry >> 'who visited Florida a hundred years ago' (94).

Genre:

Instructions, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [3]

Subjects:

Travel, Technology

Genre:

Instructions, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Light, Instruments, Chemistry, Amusement, Display

Genre:

Essay

Subjects:

Zoology, Hunting

    Describes Charles Waterton's Waterton, Charles (1782–1865) DSB
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Genre:

Travelogue

Subjects:

Physical Geography, Animal Husbandry

People mentioned:

Charles R Darwin Darwin, Charles Robert (1809–82) DSB
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Genre:

Short Fiction, Serial

Subjects:

Ornithology, Animal Development, Instinct

Genre:

Poetry

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [12]

Subjects:

Animal Behaviour

    Describes the origins, characteristics, notoriety of twelve breeds of dog, for each of which there is an illustration.

Genre:

Essay

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Illustrators:

Pearson Pearson, George (fl. 1850–1910) Engen 1985
Close   View the register entry >> Engen, Rodney K. 1985. Dictionary of Victorian Wood Engravers, Cambridge: Chadwyck-Healey
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Subjects:

Zoology, Animal Behaviour, Observation, Zoological Gardens, Breeding, Exploration, Heroism

Publications cited:

Phipps 1774 Phipps, Constantine John 1774. The Journal of a Voyage Undertaken by Order of His Present Majesty, for Making Discoveries Towards the North Pole, by the Hon. Commodore Phipps and Captain Lutwidge, in His Majesty's Sloops Racehorse and Carcase: To Which is Prefixed an Account of the Several Voyages Undertaken for the Discovery of a North-East Passage to China and Japan, London: F. Newbery
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    Stressing that reports by 'early navigators of the North Seas' of the 'size, strength, and ferocity of the Polar bear' have been confirmed by 'scientific observers' studying the polar bears at the Zoological Gardens Zoological Society of London —Gardens
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Genre:

Essay, Instructions, Serial

Subjects:

Entomology, Collecting, Morality, Natural History

    Describing the problems of buying, boxing and planting, proceeds to 'treacles'—people who devote themselves to entomology and building a moth collection. Details the best way of catching moths, and the way that 'treacles' prepare treacle to perform this art.

Genre:

Instructions, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Light, Instruments, Physics, Chemistry, Matter Theory, Amusement, Display

Genre:

Essay, Instructions, Serial

Subjects:

Entomology, Collecting, Animal Behaviour, Morality, Natural History

    Describes more aspects of the art of the 'treacler'—the entomologist who is dogged in his pursuit of catching moths and who uses treacle to do so. Advises on the best ways of catching moths and butterflies, stressing the need for 'HONOUR AMONG TREACLERS' (150). Proceeds to describes the attraction of moths and butterflies to palings and the best ways of catching those that land on them.

Genre:

Instructions, Serial

Subjects:

Magic, Charlatanry, Chemistry

Genre:

Short Fiction, Serial

Subjects:

Ornithology, Animal Development, Education

Genre:

Instructions, Serial

Subjects:

Light, Instruments, Astronomy, Display, Amusement

Genre:

Essay, Instructions, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Entomology, Collecting, Animal Behaviour, Morality, Natural History

Genre:

Essay

Subjects:

Religion, Physical Geography, Exploration, Morality

People mentioned:

David Livingstone, Livingstone, David (1813–73) ODNB
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Institutions mentioned:

Royal Geographical Society Royal Geographical Society
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Genre:

Essay, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [2]

Subjects:

Menageries, Exhibitions, Amusement

    Describes a menagerie in which two boys get inside a pantomime 'Roaring Calliopolus' (which resembles a crocodile) costume and crawl along the floor. The illustration shows how the costume is designed.

Genre:

Instructions

Subjects:

Horticulture, Botany, Taxonomy, Instruments

Genre:

Instructions

Subjects:

Mathematics, Amusement, Magic

Genre:

Essay, Instructions, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [2]

Subjects:

Entomology, Animal Development, Breeding, Collecting, Animal Behaviour, Morality, Natural History

Genre:

Essay, Instructions

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [9]

Subjects:

Sound, Invention, Electricity, Magnetism

People mentioned:

Alexander G Bell Bell, Alexander Graham (1847–1922) DSB
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Institutions mentioned:

Dale and Crampton's Dale and Crampton's, firm
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Genre:

Essay, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [9]

Subjects:

Menageries, Exhibitions, Amusement

    Continues the description of this menagerie, explaining how boys are able to perform as an elephant, a dancing bear, a royal Shanghai cock, and a giant human.

Genre:

Notes

Subjects:

Botany, Entomology, Nutrition

Publications cited:

Wilson 1879 Wilson, Alexander Stephen 1879. 'On the Nectar of Flowers', Report of the Fourty-Eighth Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science held at Dublin in August 1878, Transactions of the Sections, 567
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Genre:

Regular Feature, Notes

[1] The Common Earthworm

Genre:

Essay, Instructions, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [5]

Subjects:

Entomology, Agriculture, Animal Development, Collecting, Natural History

Genre:

Essay, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [6]

Subjects:

Menageries, Exhibitions, Monstrosities, Amusement

Genre:

Illustration, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [6]

Subjects:

Mathematics, Hunting

Genre:

Short Fiction, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [2]

Subjects:

Ornithology, Anatomy, Animal Development, Education

Genre:

Regular Feature, Notes

[1] In Hot Pursuit

[4] Habits of the Mole Cricket

Genre:

Essay, Instructions, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [4]

Subjects:

Entomology, Animal Development, Collecting, Breeding, Natural History

Genre:

Illustration, Drollery

Subjects:

Human Development, Evolution, Animal Behaviour

    Shows pairs of boys leap-frogging over each other in a circle. Moving clockwise, however, the pairs of boys increasingly resemble frogs leaping over each other, the final pair having been completely transformed.

Genre:

Reminscences, Essay

Subjects:

Entomology, Cruelty, Morality, Design, Education, Microscopy, Schools, Education

People mentioned:

John Lubbock Lubbock, Sir John, 4th Baronet and 1st Baron Avebury (1834–1913) DSB ODNB
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    Recalls the story of an old woman who was mocked and pelted with snowballs by young boys, but who later died tragically. Urges 'Boys of England' to be 'merciful to animals' and to 'remember that wherever God has given life you have no right wantonly to destroy it'. Distinguishes between killing animals for food and for sport and proceeds to condemn boys who torture insects and to praise the fact that 'In all well-conducted schools, the elements at least of natural history are taught, use is now made of the microscope, and lads learn the habits and nature of animal life'. Also relishes the fact that they 'see the wonderful design of the Creator in every part, and learn to admire what before they feared'. (227) Concludes by urging boys to abhor cruelty in any form.

Genre:

Essay

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [2]

Subjects:

Zoology, Animal Behaviour, Hunting, Imperialism, Cultural Geography, Specimen Trading

Genre:

Essay, Instructions, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [2]

Subjects:

Entomology, Animal Behaviour, Collecting, Hunting, Natural History

Genre:

Short Fiction, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [3]

Subjects:

Ornithology, Animal Development, Education, Instinct

People mentioned:

James Glaisher Glaisher, James (1809–1903) DSB
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    Includes a short paragraph and an illustration explaining the path of homing pigeons.

Genre:

Regular Feature, Notes

[1] Return of Another Arctic Expedition

Genre:

Travelogue, Reminiscences

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Hunting, Zoology, Imperialism

Genre:

Regular Feature, Editorial Reply

Subjects:

Microscopy, Astronomy, Instruments, Ornithology, Photography, Periodicals, Collecting, Natural History, Botany

Publications cited:

Coultas [1877] Coultas, Harland [1877]. The Home Naturalist: With Practical Instructions for Collecting, Arranging, and Preserving Natural Objects; Chiefly Designed to Assist Amateurs, London: The Religious Tract Society
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    Informs 'SUBSCRIBERS' that the magazine has received 'Innumerable letters [...] with inquiries as to whether we are not going to give articles on microscopes, telescopes, and sundry instruments; also on canaries, and other song-birds, also on horses, and on silk-worms; also on shorthand, also on photography; and fifty other things. To which the answer is, "Wait and see. We cannot take up everything at once. It is worth noticing how much we have got into a dozen numbers'.

Genre:

Essay, Instructions, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Entomology, Animal Behaviour, Hunting, Collecting, Light, Instruments, Natural History

Genre:

Reminscences, Essay

Subjects:

Hunting

Genre:

Regular Feature—Notes; Extract

Publications extracted:

John B Gough Gough, John Bartholomew (1817–86) ODNB
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[4] Faraday's Faraday, Michael (1791–1867) DSB
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[5] Habit and Little Things

Genre:

Short Fiction

Subjects:

Pharmaceuticals, Commerce, Morality

Genre:

Essay, Illlustration

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [2]

Subjects:

Zoology, Animal Behaviour, Hunting, Cultural Geography

See also:

John G Wood, 'Out with a Jack-Knife', Boy's Own Paper, 1 (1879), 3–5

Genre:

Travelogue, Reminiscences

Subjects:

Phrenology

Genre:

Essay, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Magic, Amusement, Charlatanry, Human Development

Genre:

Regular Feature, Editorial Reply

Subjects:

Horticulture | Railways, Telegraphy

Genre:

Short Fiction, Dialogue

Subjects:

Amusement, Physics, Mechanics, Dynamics, Force

Genre:

Regular Feature, Essay

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [2]

Illustrators:

J M G R, pseud.  [J M G R]
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Subjects:

Scientific Practitioners, Physics, Class, Heroism, Creativity, Endeavour, Electricity, Discovery, Electromagnetism, Reading, Instruments, Laboratories, Religion, Piety, Endeavour, Commerce, Force, Magnetism, Gravity, Light, Heat

    Begins by noting that when the subject of the article, Michael Faraday Faraday, Michael (1791–1867) DSB
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Genre:

Travelogue, Reminiscences

Subjects:

Animal Behaviour, Hunting

Genre:

Regular Feature, Notes

[1] The Rocky Mountain Locust

Genre:

Essay

Subjects:

Race, Cultural Geography, Superstition, Military Technology

Genre:

Essay, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [3]

Subjects:

Magic, Amusement, Charlatanry, Human Development, Anatomy, Sound

Genre:

Essay

Subjects:

Horticulture, Pollution, Botany, Taxonomy

Genre:

Regular Feature, Miscellaneous

Subjects:

Mathematics

Genre:

Short Fiction, Dialogue

Subjects:

Physiology, Force, Physics, Mechanics, Dynamics, Matter Theory, Animal Behaviour, Providence

Genre:

Essay

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [2]

Subjects:

Exploration, Navigation, Travel, Military Technology

Genre:

Regular Feature, Editorial Reply

Subjects:

Animal Development | Electricity, Sound, Instruments

Genre:

Regular Feature, Essay

Subjects:

Religion, Exploration, Travel, Cultural Geography

People mentioned:

John Williams Williams, John (1796–1839) ODNB
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Genre:

Essay

Subjects:

Scientific Practitioners, Ornithology, Observation

Genre:

Short Fiction, Dialogue

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [3]

Subjects:

Amusement, Physics, Mechanics, Dynamics, Force, Astronomy, Gravity, Physiology, Providence, Aeronautics

Genre:

Essay

Subjects:

Ornithology, Morality, Cruelty, Crime

    Responding to W J Cooper, 'The Last Bird's Nest I Robbed', Boy's Own Paper, 1 (1879), 88, relates his own story of a boyhood friend who stole a bird's nest which caused the young birds in it to die. Concludes by denouncing 'bird-nesting'.

Genre:

Travelogue, Serial

Subjects:

Hunting

Genre:

Regular Feature, Miscellaneous

Subjects:

Mathematics, Psychology

Genre:

Essay

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [3]

Subjects:

Travel, Transport, Technology, Steamships

People mentioned:

Christopher Columbus, Columbus, Christopher (1451–1506) CBD
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Institutions mentioned:

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia, ship
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Genre:

Travelogue, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Hunting, Animal Behaviour, Zoology, Natural History, Commerce

People mentioned:

Francis T Buckland, Buckland, Francis Trevelyan (1826–80) ODNB
Close   View the register entry >> John K Lord Lord, John Keast (1818–72) ODNB
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Genre:

Regular Feature, Miscellaneous

Subjects:

Mathematics

Genre:

Regular Feature, Editorial Reply

Subjects:

Periodicals | Sound, Electricity, Instruments

    Responds to the complaints of several correspondents who have had difficulty obtaining the periodical. It insists that no 'respectable' newsagent will substitute another periodical for the Boy's Own Paper Boy's Own Paper (1879–1900+) Waterloo Directory
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Genre:

Announcement

Subjects:

Ornithology, Cruelty, Morality

Genre:

Travelogue

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [3]

Illustrators:

C B, pseud.  [C B]
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Subjects:

Hunting

Genre:

Miscellaneous

Subjects:

Mathematics, Magic

See also:

John N Maskelyne, 'Arithmetical Puzzles', Boy's Own Paper, 1 (1879), 319–20

Genre:

Short Fiction, Diary

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [2]

Subjects:

Exploration, Zoology, Observation, Navigation

Genre:

Regular Feature—Notes; Extract

Publications extracted:

Moseley 1879 Moseley, Henry Nottidge 1879. Notes by a Naturalist on the "Challenger": Being an Account of Various Observations Made During the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger Round the World in the Years 1872–1876, London: Macmillan
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[1] New Unicycle

[2] The Sea-Serpent

Genre:

Essay, Serial

Subjects:

Meteorology, Prognostication, Ancient Authorities, Pneumatics, Telegraphy, Heat, Gravity, Astronomy, Instruments, Measurement

People mentioned:

Evangelista Torricelli, Torricelli, Evangelista (1608–47) DSB
Close   View the register entry >> Robert Fitzroy Fitzroy, Robert (1805–65) DSB
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Genre:

Regular Feature, Miscellaneous

Subjects:

Mathematics

Genre:

Regular Feature, Editorial Reply

Subjects:

Heat, Accidents | Race, Cultural Geography, Animal Behaviour

Genre:

Novel, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

War, Hospitals, Medical Practitioners

Institutions mentioned:

Royal Navy Royal Navy
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Reprinted:

Kingston 1886 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1886. From Powder Monkey to Admiral: A Story of Naval Adventure, London: Hodder & Stoughton
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Genre:

Essay

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [7]

Illustrators:

G Koch Koch, G (fl. 1879) BP1/1/23/2
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Subjects:

Monstrosities, Zoology, Natural History, Animal Behaviour, Animal Development, Instinct, Language

People mentioned:

Alexander Agassiz Agassiz, Alexander (1835–1910) DSB
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Genre:

Short Fiction, Diary

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Exploration, Zoology, Meteorology, Observation, Navigation

Genre:

Travelogue

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [3]

Subjects:

Travel, Physical Geography, Geology

Genre:

Instructions

Subjects:

Horticulture, Botany, Taxonomy

Genre:

Regular Feature, Miscellaneous

Subjects:

Mathematics

Genre:

Regular Feature, Editorial Reply

Subjects:

Microscopy | Light, Instruments, Magic, Display

Genre:

Essay, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [14]

Subjects:

Entomology, Natural History, Language, Taxonomy, Animal Behaviour, Extinction, Animal Development, Death

People mentioned:

F Smith Smith, F (fl. 1879) BP1/1/24/1
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Publications cited:

Coleman 1860 Coleman, William Stephens 1860. British Butterflies: Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species, with an Account of Butterfly Development, Structure, Habits, Localities, Mode of Capture and Preservation [...] London: G. Routledge
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Genre:

Novel, Serial

Subjects:

Zoological Gardens, Exhibitions, Amusement

Institutions mentioned:

Zoological Society—Gardens, Zoological Society of London —Gardens
Close   View the register entry >> Astley's Royal Amphitheatre, Astley's Royal Amphitheatre, Lambeth
Close   View the register entry >> Madame Tussaud's Waxworks Madame Tussaud's Waxworks
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Genre:

Poetry, Drollery

Subjects:

Disease, Medical Treatment, Medical Practitioners

Genre:

Regular Feature, Notes

[1] Nautilus

[2] Trimming a Tiger's Toes

Genre:

Essay, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [3]

Subjects:

Meteorology, Pneumatics, Instruments, Matter Theory, Theory, Measurement

People mentioned:

Galileo Galilei, Galilei, Galileo (1564–1642) DSB
Close   View the register entry >> Evangelista Torricelli, Torricelli, Evangelista (1608–47) DSB
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Genre:

Novel, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Disease, Medical Treatment, Medical Practitioners

Institutions mentioned:

Royal Navy Royal Navy
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Reprinted:

Kingston 1886 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1886. From Powder Monkey to Admiral: A Story of Naval Adventure, London: Hodder & Stoughton
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Genre:

Poetry

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Zoology, Animal Behaviour, Comparative Philology

Genre:

Short Fiction, Diary

Subjects:

Exploration, Observation, Astronomy, Zoology, Meteorology, Physical Geography, Navigation

Genre:

Short Fiction

Subjects:

Collecting, Natural History

Genre:

Regular Feature, Notes

[2] A Ravenous Shark

Genre:

Essay, Serial

Subjects:

Entomology, Natural History, Language, Taxonomy, Animal Behaviour, Animal Development

Genre:

Instructions

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [3]

Subjects:

Animal Development, Breeding, Disease, Medical Treatment, Animal Behaviour

Genre:

Short Fiction, Diary

Subjects:

Exploration, Zoology, Observation, Navigation, Hunting, Specimen Trading

Genre:

Regular Feature, Editorial Reply

Subjects:

Exploration, Discovery | Mathematics

Genre:

Short Fiction

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [3]

Subjects:

Ornithology, Animal Behaviour, Crime, Imperialism

Genre:

Essay, Instructions, Serial / Editorial Reply, Poetry

Subjects:

Entomology, Natural History, Anatomy, Cruelty, Death, Hunting, Morality, Natural Theology, Animal Behaviour

    Begins by noting two objections to killing insects: that 'we have no right to destroy needlessly' and that 'to kill an insect involves cruelty'. Attempts to deflect these criticisms by arguing that entomologists are 'never cruel' and that since we 'cannot employ our minds on a higher subject than that which is afforded by the works of our Creator', it is 'impossible to do so thoroughly without destroying life'. Furthermore, stresses that insects 'cannot feel pain as we do' and draws similar distinctions between insect and human life as bearing on cruelty and pain. (431) Proceeds to describe some of the best ways of killing insects.

    The editorial argues that although some of Wood's statements 'may be new to some readers [...] such facts do not diminish the guilt of wanton cruelty or the needless destruction of life'.

Genre:

Regular Feature, Miscellaneous

Subjects:

Mathematics

Genre:

Regular Feature, Essay

Relevant illustrations:

eng. (col.)

Illustrators:

M W Turner, RA Turner, M W (fl. 1879) BP1/1/28/1
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Subjects:

Engineering, Architecture, Light, Engineers, Invention, Education, Schools, Instruments, Technology, Heroism, Piety, Creativity, Endeavour

Institutions mentioned:

Trinity House Trinity House
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    Begins by lamenting the imminent destruction of the Eddystone Lighthouse on the grounds that it is unsafe. Proceeds to describe early attempts to construct a lighthouse on the treacherous Eddystone rock—notably those by Henry Winstanley Winstanley, Henry (1644–1703) ODNB
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Close   View the register entry >>. Turns to outlining the life of the principal subject of the article, John Smeaton Smeaton, John (1724–92) DSB
Close   View the register entry >>. Notes how during his childhood in Leeds he spent much of his time building mechanical models, and after attending Leeds Grammar School Leeds Grammar School
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Close   View the register entry >> (Smeaton 1759 Smeaton, John 1759. 'An Experimental Enquiry Concerning the Natural Powers of Water and Wind to Turn Mills, and Other Machines, Depending on a Circular Motion', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 51 (1759), 100–74
Close   View the register entry >>) that won the society's prestigious Royal Medal (436–37). Emphasising the fact that Smeaton always sought 'public happiness' and was 'never idle', describes how Smeaton devised his idea for the Eddystone Lighthouse. Notes the foul weather conditions under which the lighthouse was built, conditions that impeded progress. However, notes that the lighthouse was completed in 1759 with the motto 'Laus Deo' on its brow. Concludes by pointing out that 'steam pumps and steam tugs' could now accomplish Smeaton's task much more easily. (437)

Genre:

Instructions

Subjects:

Botany, Natural History, Collecting, Taxonomy

People mentioned:

Charles R Darwin Darwin, Charles Robert (1809–82) DSB
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Genre:

Novel, Serial

Subjects:

Disease, Medical Practitioners, Medical Treatment

Institutions mentioned:

Royal Navy Royal Navy
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Reprinted:

Kingston 1886 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1886. From Powder Monkey to Admiral: A Story of Naval Adventure, London: Hodder & Stoughton
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Genre:

Instructions, Serial

Subjects:

Entomology, Hunting, Death, Collecting, Chemistry, Anatomy, Natural History

People mentioned:

Charles Waterton Waterton, Charles (1782–1865) DSB
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Institutions mentioned:

British Museum British Museum
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Genre:

Essay, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Meteorology, Prognostication, Pneumatics, Instruments, Measurement

People mentioned:

Robert Fitzroy Fitzroy, Robert (1805–65) DSB
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Genre:

Regular Feature, Editorial Reply

Subjects:

Instruments, Mathematics, Light | Horticulture, Botany

Genre:

Reminiscences, Essay

Subjects:

Light, Instruments, Military Technology, Mapping, War, Imperialism

People mentioned:

Henry C Mance, Mance, Sir Henry Christopher (1840–1926) WBI
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Genre:

Instructions, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Entomology, Animal Behaviour, Observation, Collecting, Display, Menageries, Natural History

Genre:

Extract, Travelogue

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [2]

Subjects:

Hunting, Animal Behaviour

Genre:

Essay, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [2]

Subjects:

Meteorology, Prognostication, Pneumatics, Instruments, Measurement

People mentioned:

Blaise Pascal, Pascal, Blaise (1623–62) DSB
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Genre:

Regular Feature, Editorial Reply

Subjects:

Entomology, Collecting | Health, Medical Treatment

Genre:

Instructions, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Entomology, Animal Behaviour, Death, Collecting, Display, Menageries, Natural History

Institutions mentioned:

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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Publications cited:

Knaggs 1869 Knaggs, Henry Guard 1869. The Lepidopterist's Guide: Containing Full Instructions for the Collecting, Management, Observation, and Preservation, of Lepidoptera, in all Their Stages, London: Van Voorst
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Genre:

Reminiscences, Travelogue