Creatures of the Night: A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain

Creatures of the Night: A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain, published in 1905 by Alfred Wellesley Rees, is a collection of natural history studies focusing on nocturnal wildlife in Western Britain. The book features descriptive narratives about animals like otters, water-voles, and badgers, blending fiction with observation to highlight their lives in natural habitats. Notably, it begins with the story of Lutra, an otter cub, capturing the serene beauty of summer nights and the challenges these creatures face in the wild.