Claim: The Library of Entertaining Knowledge includes books such as The New Zealanders by George Lillie Craik (1798-1866), who is a former joint author of The Pictorial History of England, Insect Architecture by James Rennie, and The Domestic Habits of Birds by James Rennie.
Evidence: The New Zealanders George Lillie Craik (anonymous) George Lillie Craik (1798–1866) was a Scottish writer and literary critic. He was also joint author of The Pictorial History of England, and wrote books on Edmund Spenser and Francis Bacon. Insect Architecture James Rennie (anonymous) The Domestic Habits of Birds James Rennie (anonymous) The books appeared from 1829 to 1838, published in London by Charles Knight, and complemented the Society's Library of Useful Knowledge, which had not sold as well as hoped.