veterinary-surgeon's

Updated: May 21, 2025

"If ever I come to Newhall again, I shall dip into the old history. One is never tired of dead and gone London. But after Mr. Knight's delightful book any old history must seem very poor. What is my burly friend here?" "O, a dreadful veterinary-surgeon's encyclopaedia The Farmer's Friend I think it is called; all about the ailments of animals." "And the next?"

M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon - Birds of Prey