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 to 1886. 7. ‘The Common Objects of the Country,’ London, 1858, 8vo; other editions to 1886. 8. ‘Zoology: Mammalia,’ London, 1858, 8vo. 9. ‘A Handbook of Gymnastics’ (under the pseudonym of ‘George Forrest, Esq., M.A.’), London, 1858, 8vo. 10. ‘A Handbook of Swimming and Skating’ (under the same pseudonym), London, 1858, 8vo. 11. ‘The Playground’ (under the same pseudonym), London, 1858, 8vo; new edit. 1884. 12. ‘Routledge's Illustrated Natural History,’ London [1859–]1863, 3 vols. 8vo; new edit. 1883–9. 13. ‘Natural History Picture-Book for Children,’ London, 1861–3, 3 pts. 4to. 14. ‘Common Objects of the Microscope’ (in conjunction with Tuffen West), London, 1861, 8vo. 15. ‘Athletic Sports’ (including reissues of Nos. 9 and 10), London, 1861, 8vo. 16. ‘Glimpses into Petland,’ London, 1863, 8vo; 2nd edit., entitled ‘Petland Revisited,’ London, 1882, 8vo; reissued in 1884 and 1890. 17. ‘Our Garden Friends and Foes,’ London, [1863] 1864, 8vo; new edit. 1882. 18. ‘Archery, Fencing’ (written in conjunction with ‘Stonehenge’), London, 1863, 16mo. 19. ‘Athletic Sports and Manly Exercises’ (also with ‘Stonehenge’), London, 1864, 16mo. 20. ‘The Handbook of Manly Exercises’ (by ‘Stonehenge,’ ‘George Forrest,’ and others), London, 1864, 16mo. 21. ‘Old Testament History in Simple Language,’ London, 1864, 8vo. 22. ‘New Testament History in Simple Language,’ London, 1864, 8vo. 23. ‘Homes without Hands,’ London, 1864–5, 8vo; new editions in 1883 and 1892. 24. ‘The Common Shells of the Sea-shore,’ London, 1865, 8vo. 25. ‘The Boys' Own Treasury of Sports and Pastimes’ (written with others), London, 1866, 8vo. 26. ‘Croquet,’ London, 1866, 32mo. 27. ‘Routledge's Popular Natural History,’ London, 1867, 4to; 4th edit. 1885. 28. ‘The Fresh and Salt Water Aquarium,’ London, 1868, 8vo. 29. ‘The Natural History of Man,’ London, 1868–70, 8vo. 30. ‘Bible Animals,’ London, 1869–71, 8vo; new editions 1883 and 1892. 31. ‘The Common Moths of England,’ London [1870], 8vo. 32. ‘Common British Beetles,’ London, 1870, 8vo; new edit. 1875. 33. ‘The Modern Playmate,’ London [1870], 8vo; new editions 1875, and as ‘The Boys' Modern Playmate,’ in 1880 and 1890. 34. ‘Insects at Home,’ London, 1871[–2], 8vo; new editions 1883 and 1892. 35. ‘The Calendar of the Months,’ London, 1873, 8vo. 36. ‘Insects Abroad,’ London, 1874; new editions 1883 and 1892. 37. ‘Man and Beast; Here and Hereafter,’ London, 1874, 2 vols. 8vo; 5th edit. 1882. 38. ‘Out of Doors,’ London, 1874, 8vo; new editions 1882 and 1890. 39. ‘Trespassers,’ London, 1875, 8vo. 40. ‘Nature's Teachings,’ London [1876–]1877, 8vo; new edit. 1883–7. 41. ‘English Scenery Illustrated,’ London [1877], fol. 42. ‘The Lane and Field,’ London, 1879, 8vo. 43. ‘The Field Naturalist's Handbook’ (with T. Wood), London [1879–80], 8vo; 5th edit. 1893. 44. ‘Common British Insects’ (from No. 35), London, 1882, 8vo. 45. ‘Hughes's Illustrated Anecdotal Natural History’ (with T. Wood), London, 1882, 8vo. 46. ‘Natural History Readers,’ 4th ser. London, 1882–4, 8vo. 47. ‘Half-hours in Field and Forest,’ London, 1884, 12mo; 2nd edit. 1886. 48. ‘Half-hours with a Naturalist: Rambles near the Shore,’ London, 1885, 8vo; 2nd edit. 1888. 49. ‘Horse and Man,’ London, 1885, 8vo. 50. ‘Illustrated Stable Maxims’ (London, 1885), s. sh. 51. ‘My Back-yard Zoo,’ London, 1885, 12mo; new edit. 1893. 52. ‘Handy Natural History,’ London, 1886, 4to. 53. ‘Man and his Handiwork,’ London, 8vo. 54. ‘Illustrated Natural History for Young People,’ London, 1887, 8vo. 55. ‘The Romance of Animal Life,’ London, 1887, 8vo. 56. ‘Birds and Beasts,’ London [1888], 8vo. 57. ‘The Brook and its Banks’ (reprinted from the ‘Girls' Own Paper’), London, 1889, 4to. 58. ‘The Dominion of Man,’ London, 1889, 8vo. 59. ‘The Zoo’ (reprinted from the ‘Child's Pictorial’), 2nd ser., London, 1888–9, 4to; 3rd ser. (with T. Wood), 1892. Portions of a number of these works were reissued with fresh titles.

He edited: 1. White's ‘Natural History of Selborne’ (to which he added notes), London, 1854, 8vo. 2. ‘A Tour round my Garden; translated from the French of Alphonse Karr,’ London, 1855, 8vo. 3. ‘The Boys' Own Magazine,’ 1865. 4. ‘Beeton's Annual,’ 1866. 5. ‘Episodes of Insect Life,’ 1867, 8vo. 6. Rennie's ‘Insect Architecture,’ 1869. 7. Waterton's ‘Wanderings in South America’ (to which he added a biography and explanatory index), London, 1879, 8vo; issued in popular form in 1882, 4to. He also contributed many popular articles to various magazines, including those for children, in England and America.

[The Rev. J. G. Wood, London, 1890, 8vo (by his son, the Rev. T. Wood); Crockford, 1889; information kindly supplied by the Rev. T. Wood, and by the assistant-secretary to the Linnean Society of London; Brit. Mus. Cat.]  WOOD, JOHN MUIR (1805–1892), editor of the ‘Songs of Scotland,’ son of Andrew Wood and Jacobina Ferrier, was born at Edinburgh on 31 July 1805. His father was the founder of the firm of Wood & Co., music publishers. Young Wood, after at-