
audiobook
Chapter I. About the Beginning.
Chapter II. The Horse.
Chapter III. The Dog.
Chapter IV. The Cat—The Cow—The Sheep—The Ass.
Chapter V. Bears, Monkeys, Rats.
Chapter VI. Birds.
Chapter VII. Fishes—Insects.
In this thoughtful work the author invites listeners to step back into the wonder of the garden that once held every creature, reminding us that each animal was fashioned by a merciful hand and named with love by the first man. Drawing on personal observations from a childhood spent watching birds, beasts, and insects, the narrator weaves together simple natural history with a clear moral purpose: to show that kindness to animals is rooted in the very act of creation.
Through vivid, almost poetic descriptions of lions, elephants, humming‑birds and humble insects, the book argues that the original harmony between humanity and the animal kingdom was broken by human sin, not by any fault of the creatures themselves. It challenges listeners to reconsider their own relationship with the living world, suggesting that compassionate stewardship is both a spiritual duty and a return to the original, gentle order.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (91K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Ben Beasley and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2006-03-10
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1790–1846
A bestselling Victorian writer who published as Charlotte Elizabeth, she mixed passionate Protestant conviction with fierce concern for the lives of women and the poor. Her novels and tracts brought social reform, religion, and everyday struggle together in a way that reached a wide 19th-century readership.
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