Full Revelations of a Professional Rat-Catcher: After 25 Years' ExperienceToday, many city-dwellers regard rats as an unavoidable nuisance, but in nineteenth-century England, they were a far more dangerous and pervasive problem. This fascinating volume, penned by one of the UK's foremost rat exterminators, is a cross between a how-to manual and an autobiography. Those with an interest in the dark underbelly of Victorian life will relish this quirky page-turner. |
Contents
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Part II How to Keep and Work Ferrets | 18 |
Part III The Habits of Rats | 24 |
Part IV Life of the RatCatcher | 31 |
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