Anecdotes of Big Cats and Other Beasts by David Alec Wilson (1864 - 1933).
Although David Alec Wilson is best known for his writings about Thomas Carlyle, he was a Scottish civil servant who spent much time in India. This collection of stories draw from those experiences.where tales of tigers, leopards, crocodiles, elephants and monkeys are part of the cultural fabric. These range from short vignettes to several multi-part stories, all sure to entertain. ( Larry Wilson)
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Genres for the project: Nature & Animal Fiction
Keywords that describe the book: India, Legend, evolution, Darwin, bear, leopard, lion, Burma, monkey, tiger, ape, folktale, crocodile, baboon, water buffalo
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Hi Larry,
I will MC this one for you. It looks great!
Cheers!
-Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
RitaBoutros wrote: ↑July 6th, 2020, 9:42 am
Greetings -
I could DPL if you still need one
After some discussion, the other interested party is going to do something else, so I would be most glad to have you join us as DPL.
This will likely be a longer project, and I hope we'll attract some new and beginning readers. So, there likely be some ups and downs, and need for some extra guidance, but we will see.
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
njgorgen wrote: ↑July 13th, 2020, 11:22 am
Hi! This sounds like it will be interesting (some of the pronunciations of the location names may be ify) but can I take sections 3 - 8? Nancy
Sure! Well, we will just do the best we can with the names and locations. So, give it your best shot.
There are a few web sites where you can look up some pronunciations.