A Literary Zoo

Classic novels are full of references to members of the animal kingdom, from household pets to creatures of the jungle. See if you can identify the books that these beastly quotes come from.

ANSWERS, PAGE 75

And then, all of a sudden, a shrill voice broke forth out of the darkness: “Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!” and so forth, without pause or change, like the clacking of a tiny mill. Silver’s green parrot, Captain Flint! It was she whom I had heard pecking at a piece of bark; it