1880 - Parables From Nature

By Margaret Gatty

Illustrations By Homan Hunt, Otto Speckter, L. Frolics, E. Burne Jones, Harrison Weir, J. Tenniel, J. Wolf, and Others.

Published 1880
George Bell and Sons, Publishers/ London

With Notes On The Natural History

New and Complete Edition

With Memoir Of The Author By Her Daughter Juliana Horatia Ewing

"Parables of Nature" is a collection of short stories by Margaret Gatty, first published in 1855. The stories are allegorical in nature, and are intended to teach moral lessons to children. Each story features talking animals or plants that illustrate the moral lesson in a simple, accessible way.

The stories in "Parables of Nature" cover a wide range of topics, including honesty, kindness, patience, and forgiveness. Some of the more popular stories include "The Spider and the Fly", which warns against the dangers of temptation, "The Oak and the Elm", which teaches the importance of cooperation, and "The Ant and the Cricket", which emphasizes the value of hard work and planning for the future.

Gatty's stories were well-received by Victorian audiences, and have been praised for their engaging narrative style and effective use of allegory.

Embossed green cloth boards, front and back, with stunning gilt detail to front board and spine, beveled edged boards, gilt to all page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, illustrated within, inscription and paste-down to front endpapers and inside board, pages clean, binding tight, bumping to spine edges, 492pp. Very good antiquarian condition.

Rare Book

Size: 7” x 9”

A stunning piece!