Project Gutenberg 2015-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 123 Brightwen, Mrs. (Eliza Elder) 1830 1906 Brightwen, Eliza Elder Carreras, Theobald 1829 1895 Carreras, T. (Theobald) Carreras, Theo. Inmates of My House and Garden Produced by Shaun Pinder, Sonya Schermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Inmates of My House and Garden" by Mrs. Brightwen is a collection of personal studies in natural history written in the late 19th century. The work offers a charming glimpse into the author's experiences with various animals, both domestic and wild, that inhabit her home and garden, reflecting her fascination and affection for nature. Through her detailed observations, she aims to share the joy of engaging with the natural world, highlighting the gentle beauty of these interactions. The opening of the book introduces the author's efforts to care for and observe a pair of lemurs that she obtained. Initially apprehensive about their well-being and the challenges of keeping them as pets, she describes their arrival and the immediate struggles she faces to accommodate them in her home. Her meticulous attention to their needs and her observations of their behaviors, such as their timidity and beauty, set a tone of deep appreciation for wildlife. Through anecdotes about these lemurs, Mrs. Brightwen shares insights into their characteristics, illuminating the broader themes of compassion and observation that permeate the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Zoology -- Juvenile literature Birds -- Juvenile literature Animals -- Juvenile literature Insects -- Juvenile literature QL Text Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 284542 2025-07-19T16:06:53.624197 text/html 260732 2024-10-24T17:40:50 text/html 1476533 2025-07-19T16:07:00.825270 application/epub+zip 1475164 2025-07-19T16:06:55.782155 application/epub+zip 912388 2025-07-19T16:06:54.773181 application/epub+zip 1557180 2025-07-19T16:07:04.784153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1489146 2025-07-19T16:06:59.750142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 949055 2022-09-22T11:20:22.431483 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235957 2025-07-19T16:06:52.834178 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 215960 2024-10-24T17:40:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18130 2025-07-19T16:07:04.937128 application/rdf+xml 18215 2025-07-19T16:06:54.880182 image/jpeg 2971 2025-07-19T16:06:54.826167 image/jpeg 1350717 2025-07-19T16:06:53.723202 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia