Canary Fever is a collection of reviews about the most significant literatures of the twenty-first century: science fiction, fantasy and horror: the literatures Clute argues should be recognized as the central modes of fantastika in our times. The title refers to the canary in the coal mine, who whiffs gas and dies to save miners; reviewers of fantastika can find themselves in a similar position, though words can only hurt us.

Pardon This Intrusion gathers together 47 pieces by John Clute, some written as long ago as 1985, though most are recent. The addresses and essays in Part One, "Fantastika in the World Storm", all written in the twenty-first century, reflect upon the dynamic relationship between fantastika - an umbrella term Clute uses to describe science fiction, horror and fantasy - and the world we live in now. Of these pieces, "Next", a contemporary response to 9/11, has not been revised; everything else in Part One has been reworked, sometimes extensively. Parts Two, Three and Four include essays and author studies and introductions to particular works; as they are mostly recent, Clute has felt free to rework them where necessary. The few early pieces - including "Lunch with AJ and the WOMBATS", a response to the Scientology scandal at the Brighton WorldCon in 1987 - are unchanged.

Originally published in 1933. The author was well known as "The Bird Man of Alcatraz." He wrote this book while serving a life sentence. A comprehensive work containing much information on: - Anatomy - Feeding - Feeding Experiments - Insects and Parasites - The Moult - Injuries - Septic Fever - Septicemia - Necrosis - Diarrhoea - Aspergillosis - Bacteriology - Pathogenic Organisms - Drugs etc. Keywords: Pathogenic Organisms Life Sentence Bird Man Aspergillosis Septicemia Bacteriology Diarrhoea Alcatraz Necrosis Parasites Insects Anatomy Fever Drugs

This book contains a detailed dictionary of diseases common in canaries, with information on their causes, treatment, and prevention. This is the perfect handbook for any canary-keeper keen on the proper care and management of their birds, and it is well deserving of a place in any collection of avicultural literature. The chapters of this book include: General Remarks, Cause of Disease, Food, Apoplexy, Asthma, Breaks and Claws, Bronchitis, Cataract and Ophthalmia, Chorea, Constipation, Consumption, Cramp, Decline, Deformed Hind Claw, Diarrhea, Diphtheria, Dysentery, Epilepsy, Fainting or Syncope, Fainting Fits, et cetera. This text has been elected for modern republication due to its timeless education value, and we are proud to republish it here complete with a new introduction on aviculture.