Project Gutenberg 2023-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 250 Lee, Henry 1826 1888 The octopus : $b or, The "devil-fish" of fiction and of fact $aLondon :$bChapman and Hall, $c1875. deaurider, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Octopus; or, The 'Devil-Fish' of Fiction and of Fact" by Henry Lee is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work serves as an observational study of the octopus, providing insights into its behavior, anatomy, and significance in both natural history and popular culture. Throughout the book, Lee contrasts scientific knowledge with fictional representations, particularly drawing comparisons to Victor Hugo's portrayal of the creature. The opening portion of the text introduces the reader to Lee's role as a naturalist at the Brighton Aquarium, where he reflects on his observations of octopuses. He shares anecdotes about the public's fascination with the "devil-fish" and recounts a notable incident involving an octopus that was tragically consumed by a dogfish, sparking significant media attention. Following this, he outlines the book's aim to merge his previous writings and new observations, establishing a foundation for his scientific analysis of the octopus in relation to its mythical narratives and characteristics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/octopusordevilfi00leeh_0 20220727042007lee 1875 GB Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Cephalopoda Octopuses Cuttlefish Squids QL Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Science - Biology 306109 2025-09-28T12:23:04.917055 text/html 279456 2023-11-15T13:38:15 text/html 1959678 2025-09-28T12:23:12.123024 application/epub+zip 1957849 2025-09-28T12:23:06.873059 application/epub+zip 532088 2025-09-28T12:23:05.834151 application/epub+zip 3090777 2025-09-28T12:23:16.005036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3063355 2025-09-28T12:23:11.031078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256396 2025-09-28T12:23:04.230082 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236515 2023-11-15T13:38:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16335 2025-09-28T12:23:16.153057 application/rdf+xml 13715 2025-09-28T12:23:06.060106 image/jpeg 1836 2025-09-28T12:23:05.949053 image/jpeg 2129570 2025-09-28T12:23:04.986135 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