This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subtitle: (La Mere Gigogne et Ses Trois Filles.) a Grandpapa's Talks and Stories About Natural History, and Things of Daily Use; Original Published by: Hurd and Houghton in 1869 in 320 pages; Subjects: Natural history; Nature / General; Nature / Essays;.