Rothschild M. Walter Rothschild: the man, the museum and the menagerie. - London: Natural History Museum, 2008. - xiii, 385 p., [32] p. of plates: ill. - Ind.: p.366-385. - ISBN 978-0-565-09228-3  Место хранения:   06 | Якутский научный центр СО РАН | Якутск | Центральная научная библиотека Якутского научного центра СО РАН

Оглавление / Contents

Author's Preface ................................................ v Acknowledgements ............................................. viii Lionel Walter Rothschild-principal events ...................... xi CHAPTERS ..................................................... 1-35 1 Walter Rothschild ............................................ 1 2 Tring is Fairyland ........................................... 3 3 Emma, Walter's Mother ........................................ 9 4 Emma-The iron apronstrings .................................. 19 5 Walter's Father-The Eminence Blanche ........................ 25 6 Walter's Father-Nobody wanted to touch Lloyd George ......... 41 7 Because I am so happy, Mama ................................. 52 8 I have nearly driven Althaus out of his senses .............. 57 9 Who is the pink and gold boy in the corner? ................. 70 10 I am not a Lieutenant, I am a Captain ....................... 80 11 Please ask Walter ........................................... 86 12 Rozsika, Walter's sister-in-law ............................. 94 13 My Museum .................................................. 100 14 The rump of our only old male is rather dicky .............. 110 15 The fellow is always right ................................. 120 16 Walter's Curators-Ernst Hartert and the birds .............. 128 17 Walter's Curators-Karl Jordan and the butterflies .......... 143 18 Walter's Collectors ........................................ 154 19 Walter's Collectors-A.F.R. Wollaston and N.C. Rothschild ... 170 20 Walter's Collectors-William Doherty ........................ 177 21 Walter's Collectors-The King of Bulgaria is coming on Friday ..................................................... 181 22 Hurrah! We are off... ...................................... 185 23 The Giants ................................................. 197 24 The Rothschilds and animals ................................ 206 25 The Great Row .............................................. 215 26 Catherine wheels ........................................... 224 27 If His Majesty's Government will send me a message ......... 233 28 Dear Lord Rothschild ....................................... 249 29 What has become of two ostriches ........................... 270 30 A figure in the background ................................. 283 31 You will be painted blue and yellow and exposed in the High Street ............................................ 287 32 The Primrose Way-The truth about the Rothschilds ........... 295 33 The birds cross the Atlantic ............................... 302 34 Home Farm .................................................. 305 35 Candle ends ................................................ 313 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ......................................... 319 BIBLIOGRAPHY Books ......................................................... 350 Newspapers, Journals, Catalogues and Reports .................. 355 APPENDIX ........................................................ 1 Synopsis of species and subspecies of plants and animals named in honour of Walter Rothschild ....................... 361 FAMILY TREES .................................................. 362 INDEX ......................................................... 366