Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ROYAL MENAGERIES Chapter 1 'We bid you find necessaries for our Lion' 1100-1603 Chapter 2 'St James his Guinea Hens' 1603-1660 Chapter 3 'His Majestie desires no more Cassawarrens' 1660-1685 Chapter 4 'The two-legged cat is dead' 1685-1714 Chapter 5 'Reign in my Duck Island' 1714-1760 Chapter 6 'The hillifents and the pie bald ass' 1760-1820 Chapter 7 'The very pink of politeness' 1820-1901 TRAVELLING AND COMMERCIAL MENAGERIES Chapter 8 'The Keeper called it a Dodo' Chapter 9 'The camels were being towed by the Caravans' Chapter 10 'To see the tigers sup' PRIVATE MENAGERIES AND AVIARIES Chapter 11 'Many close averys of birds' Chapter 12 'Charming to play with' Chapter 13 'Dignified by the presence of an immense elephant' DEALERS Chapter 14 'Just arrived, a fresh parcel of fine song canary birds' 20th CENTURY Chapter 15 'What shall we do? We'll go to the Zoo' NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY NAME INDEX OF SPECIES NAME INDEX OF PEOPLE AND PLACES Acknowledgements