Georgey's Menagerie: The Lion (1864)

By Madeline Leslie

Book Overview

Georgey's Menagerie: The Lion is a children's book written by Madeline Leslie and published in 1864. The book tells the story of Georgey, a young boy who visits a circus with his family and becomes fascinated by the lions. Georgey dreams of owning his own lion and creating a menagerie of exotic animals. With the help of his grandfather, Georgey raises a lion cub named Leo and begins to build his menagerie. Along the way, Georgey learns about the responsibility of caring for wild animals and the importance of treating them with kindness and respect. The book is illustrated with black and white drawings and provides a charming glimpse into the world of 19th century circuses and menageries.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1167194098
• ISBN13: 9781167194092
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"