The Natural History of Selborne [electronic resource]
Gilbert White1977
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More than any other writer Gilbert White (1720-93) has shaped the relationship
between man and nature. A hundred years before Darwin, White realised the
crucial role of worms in the formation of soil and understood the significance
of territory and song in birds. His precise, scrupulously honest and
unaffectedly witty observations led him to interpret animals' behaviour in a
unique manner. This collection of his letters to the explorer and naturalist
Daines Barrington and the eminent zoologist Thomas Pennant - White's
intellectual lifelines from his country-village home - are a beautifully
written, detailed evocation of the lives of the flora and fauna of
eighteenth-century England.
Main title:
The Natural History of Selborne [electronic resource] / Gilbert White
Author:
Gilbert White, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 1977
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (320 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141905198
Language:
English
BRN:
435127
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |