The Boys' and Girls' PlinyFront matterReading editionChapter navigation128 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ PLINYINTRODUCTION.CAIUS PLINIUS SECUNDUS TO HIS FRIEND TITUS VESPASIAN.Chapter I · THE CHARACTER AND FORM OF THE WORLD.Chapter II · OF GOD.Chapter III · THE DIMENSIONS OF THE WORLD.Chapter IV · OF THE STARS WHICH APPEAR SUDDENLY, OR OF COMETS.Chapter V · THE DOCTRINE OF HIPPARCHUS ABOUT THE STARS.Chapter VI · OF THE STARS WHICH ARE NAMED CASTOR AND POLLUX.Chapter VII · OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.Chapter VIII · NATURE OF THE EARTH.Chapter IX · ITALY.Chapter X · THE HYPERBOREANS.Chapter XI · BRITANNIA.Chapter XII · MOUNT ATLAS.Chapter XIII · THE ISLAND OF TAPROBANA.Chapter I · MAN.Chapter II · THE WONDERFUL FORMS OF DIFFERENT NATIONS.Chapter III · INSTANCES OF EXTRAORDINARY STRENGTH.Chapter IV · INSTANCES OF REMARKABLE AGILITY AND ACUTENESS OF SIGHT.Chapter V · VIGOR OF MIND, AND COURAGE.Chapter VI · MEN OF REMARKABLE GENIUS AND WISDOM.Chapter I · ELEPHANTS; THEIR CAPACITY.Chapter II · THE COMBATS OF ELEPHANTS.Chapter III · THE WAY IN WHICH ELEPHANTS ARE CAUGHT.Chapter IV · THE AGE OF THE ELEPHANT, AND OTHER PARTICULARS.Chapter V · THE LION.Chapter VI · WONDERFUL FEATS PERFORMED BY LIONS.Chapter VII · PANTHERS AND TIGERS.Chapter VIII · THE CAMEL.Chapter IX · THE RHINOCEROS AND THE CROCOTTA.Chapter X · THE ANIMALS OF ÆTHIOPIA; WILD BEASTS WHICH KILL WITH THEIR EYES.Chapter XI · WOLVES; SERPENTS.Chapter XII · THE CROCODILE AND THE HIPPOPOTAMUS.Chapter XIII · PROGNOSTICS OF DANGER DERIVED FROM ANIMALS.Chapter XIV · THE HYÆNA.Chapter XV · DEER.Chapter XVI · THE CHAMELEON.Chapter XVII · BEARS AND THEIR CUBS.Chapter XVIII · HEDGEHOGS.Chapter XIX · THE WILD BOAR.Chapter XX · APES.Chapter I · THE DOG; EXAMPLES OF ITS ATTACHMENT TO ITS MASTER.Chapter II · THE HORSE.Chapter III · THE OX.Chapter IV · THE EGYPTIAN APIS.Chapter V · SHEEP AND THEIR WOOL.Chapter VI · DIFFERENT KINDS OF CLOTHS.Chapter VII · GOATS.Chapter I · WHY THE LARGEST ANIMALS ARE FOUND IN THE SEA.Chapter II · THE FORMS OF THE TRITONS AND NEREIDS.Chapter III · THE BALÆNA AND THE ORCA.Chapter IV · DOLPHINS.Chapter V · THE VARIOUS KINDS OF TURTLES.Chapter VI · DISTRIBUTION OF AQUATIC ANIMALS INTO VARIOUS SPECIES.Chapter VII · FISHES VALUED FOR THE TABLE.Chapter VIII · PECULIAR FISHES.Chapter IX · BLOODLESS FISHES.Chapter X · VARIOUS KINDS OF SHELL-FISH.Chapter XI · PEARLS.Chapter XII · THE NATURE OF THE MUREX AND THE PURPLE.Chapter XIII · BODIES WHICH HAVE A THIRD NATURE, THAT OF THE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE COMBINED.Chapter XIV · THE SHARK.Chapter XV · OYSTER-BEDS, AND FISH-PRESERVES.Chapter XVI · LAND FISHES.Chapter XVII · HOW THE FISH CALLED THE ANTHIAS IS TAKEN.Chapter XVIII · THE ECHENEÏS AND THE TORPEDO.Chapter XIX · THE INSTINCTS AND PECULIARITIES OF FISHES.Chapter XX · CORAL.Chapter XXI · THE VARIOUS KINDS OF OYSTERS.Chapter I · THE OSTRICH.Chapter II · THE PHŒNIX.Chapter III · THE EAGLE.Chapter IV · THE VULTURE AND THE HAWK.Chapter V · THE CROW, THE RAVEN AND THE OWL.Chapter VI · THE WOODPECKER OF MARS.Chapter VII · THE PEACOCK AND THE ROOSTER.Chapter VIII · THE GOOSE.Chapter IX · CRANES.Chapter X · STORKS AND SWANS.Chapter XI · FOREIGN BIRDS WHICH VISIT US.Chapter XII · SWALLOWS.Chapter XIII · BIRDS WHICH TAKE THEIR DEPARTURE FROM US IN WINTER.Chapter XIV · THE NIGHTINGALE.Chapter XV · THE HALCYONS: THE HALCYON DAYS THAT ARE FAVORABLE TO NAVIGATION.Chapter XVI · THE INSTINCTIVE CLEVERNESS DISPLAYED BY BIRDS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR NESTS.Chapter XVII · THE ACANTHYLLIS AND THE PARTRIDGE.Chapter XVIII · PIGEONS.Chapter XIX · DIFFERENT MODES OF FLIGHT AND PROGRESSION IN BIRDS.Chapter XX · STRANGE AND FABULOUS BIRDS.Chapter XXI · THE ART OF CRAMMING POULTRY.—AVIARIES.Chapter XXII · PECULIARITIES OF ANIMALS.Chapter I · THE EXTREME SMALLNESS OF INSECTS.Chapter II · WHETHER INSECTS BREATHE, AND WHETHER THEY HAVE BLOOD.Chapter III · BEES.Chapter IV · THE MODE IN WHICH BEES WORK.Chapter V · THE MODE OF GOVERNMENT OF THE BEES.Chapter VI · WASPS AND HORNETS.Chapter VII · THE SILK-WORM.Chapter VIII · SPIDERS.Chapter IX · LOCUSTS.Chapter X · ANTS.Chapter I · GOLD.Chapter II · THE ORIGIN OF GOLD RINGS.Chapter III · COINS OF GOLD.Chapter IV · SILVER.Chapter V · MIRRORS.Chapter VI · INSTANCES OF IMMENSE WEALTH.Chapter VII · INSTANCES OF LUXURY IN SILVER PLATE.Chapter VIII · BRONZE.[208]Chapter IX · STATUES OF BRONZE.Chapter X · THE MOST CELEBRATED COLOSSAL STATUES IN THE CITY.Chapter XI · AN ACCOUNT OF THE MOST CELEBRATED WORKS IN BRONZE, AND OF THE ARTISTS WHO EXECUTED THEM.Chapter XII · IRON.Chapter XIII · AN ACCOUNT OF PAINTINGS AND COLORS.Chapter XIV · THE EARLIEST PAINTERS.Chapter XV · ARTISTS WHO PAINTED WITH THE PENCIL.Chapter XVI · VARIOUS OTHER KINDS OF PAINTING.Chapter XVII · THE INVENTORS OF THE ART OF MODELLING.Chapter XVIII · WORKS IN POTTERY.Chapter XIX · SCULPTURE.Chapter XX · OBELISKS.CONCLUSION. 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