02441cam a22003373u 4500 58589 UtSlPG 20260610134341.0 m cr n 260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 QH Pliny, the Elder, 24?-79 The Boys' and Girls' Pliny : Being parts of Pliny's "Natural History" edited for boys and girls, with an Introduction Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2019 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2019-01-01 Produced by Turgut Dincer, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Boys' and Girls' Pliny" by Pliny the Elder is an educational adaptation of the Roman author's "Natural History," edited for a younger audience in the late 19th century. This compilation aims to introduce children to various topics concerning nature, geography, and human existence, reflecting the breadth of knowledge accumulated in ancient times while making it accessible to youth. The text is expected to cover a wide spectrum of subjects, from animals and plants to metals and philosophical inquiries. The opening of this work begins with an introduction to Pliny, offering insight into his background, education, and the expansive scope of his original work on Natural History. It details Pliny's journey from a soldier to a scholar and emphasizes the extraordinary amount of research and observation he undertook to compile his encyclopedic knowledge. As the reader embarks on this exploration, they are invited to consider not only remarkable facts about the natural world but also the implications of human life and experience in the context of nature's bounty and complexity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Natural history -- Juvenile literature Animals -- Juvenile literature Physical sciences -- Juvenile literature White, John S. (John Stuart), 1847-1922 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58589 99416 99416