Gilbert White, Anne Secord (Editor)
The Natural History of Selborne
- ISBN 13:
- 9780199591961
- author:
- Gilbert White, Anne Secord (Editor)
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- OUP Oxford
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 2.3 x 13.7 cm
- Genre:
- Science & Nature, Environment & Ecology, Ecology
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Gilbert White's Natural History of Selborne is a fascinating account of the natural world, as observed over a twenty-year period in the Hampshire parish of Selborne. Through detailed descriptions of animal behaviour, White reveals the intricate patterns and cycles of nature, from the habits of tortoises to the mysteries of bird migration and reproduction. Written as a series of letters, White's book offers a unique and intimate perspective on the natural world, with the immediacy and freshness of a personal correspondence. This new edition includes contemporary illustrations and an introduction setting the work in its eighteenth-century context, as well as an appendix tracing the remarkable range of responses to the work over the last two hundred years. A model for local studies of plants and animals, White's Natural History of Selborne remains a compelling and thought-provoking read, offering insights into the natural world that continue to resonate today.
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