Winifred Holtby (1898-1935) is best-known today for her friendship with fellow feminist and pacifist Vera Brittain and for her last novel, South Riding. This is the first monograph to provide a literary criticism of Holtby's social philosophy and presents in-depth readings of all her major works as well as some of her less well-known writing.

What would happen if a giraffe came to stay? How would you look after it? Where would it sleep? What would it eat and how would you play with it? Wild Things! gives young readers a first introduction to exotic animals and habitats around the world, and the importance of protecting them.

What would happen if a pygmy hippo came to stay? How would you look after it? Where would it sleep? What would it eat and how would you play with it? Wild Things! gives young readers a first introduction to exotic animals and habitats around the world, and the importance of protecting them.

What would happen if an penguin came to stay? How would you look after it? Where would it sleep? What would it eat and how would you play with it? Wild Things! gives young readers a first introduction to exotic animals and habitats around the world, and the importance of protecting them.

Winifred Holtby (1898-1935) is best-known today for her friendship with fellow feminist and pacifist Vera Brittain and for her last novel, South Riding. This is the first monograph to provide a literary criticism of Holtby's social philosophy and presents in-depth readings of all her major works as well as some of her less well-known writing.