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29 See Sir Arthur Griffith-Boscawen's remarks, Hansard (Commons), 27 October 1919, p. 427. 30 Ibid., p. 428. 31 Rodwell, The Rat, pp. 130-34. 32 Henry Mayhew. London Labour and the London Poor (London, 1861), vol. 1n. p. 12.
Jonathan Burt in Rat traces the fortunes of the rat in history, myth, nature, and culture.
I shook my head. “No way, Emily. You're my friend. We've known each other for a long time. Let's stick it to them. Go with me to Miller's office. If he plays dumb again, let's go to the cops.” She had her head down again.
A graphic description of the life of a rat journeying through a world controlled by modern human civilization and its struggles for survival becomes a metaphor about society and its laws, myths, and truths
Jane has been sneaking a glance at Rat's bare feet . “ You wouldn't happen to be Roma , would you ? ” she asks , very tentatively , as if she were afraid of offending them . “ What's that ? " “ Gypsies , ” translates Charlie .
Examines the characteristics, physiology, habits, behavior, evolution, history, myth, and psyche of one of the world's most successful animals, in a study that explores the reasons why the ever-adaptable rat has risen to the top of the ...