Bibliograph

The tiger that swallowed the boy, exotic animals in Victorian England, John Simons

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The tiger that swallowed the boy, exotic animals in Victorian England, John Simons

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The tiger that swallowed the boy

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

878078743

Responsibility statement

John Simons

Sub title

exotic animals in Victorian England

Summary

Looking at zoological gardens, private menageries, circuses, and natural history museums, this fascinating account explores the surprising extent of the exotic-animal trade in 19th-century England and its colonies. Filled with entertaining anecdotesfrom the tiger that prowled down St. George's Street in London with a boy in its mouth and the polar bear that killed a dog in Liverpool to the kangaroos hopping around the lawns of stately homes and the boa constrictor who got loose in Tunbridge Wellsthis book also shares how the animals played a key role in the project to ensure that leisure was educational. As it demonstrates how the trade was intimately connected with the tides of Empire, it will be of interest to academics and general readers alike

Table Of Contents

1. Introduction - Jaguars Make Awkward Pets -- 2. Th Trade in Exotic Animals - The Tiger that Swallowed the Boy or Snakes (by the Mile) -- 3. The Travelling Menageries - The Only Dead elephant in the Fair -- 4. Circus and Spectacle - A Playful Lion is a Terrible Thing -- 5. Zoological Garden - I Have Known Human Lovers of the Wombat -- 6. The Private Menageries - Exit Pusued by a Bear -- 7. Museums, Collections and Colelction - In the Dead Zoo

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor