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Books : The Natural History of Selborne (Penguin Classics)In association with Amazon.comby: Gilbert White  Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 500.942276 EAN: 9780140431124 ISBN: 0140431128 Label: Penguin Classics Manufacturer: Penguin Classics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: August 25, 1977 Publisher: Penguin Classics Studio: Penguin Classics Sales Rank: 982656 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: 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. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - FOR SOMETHING QUITE DIFFERENT AND A CHALLANGE!Well, it took me about three years of on and off reading to finish this work, but I finally managed it. I am delighted I did so, and feel much richer for the accomplishment. This book, first published in 1789 is a worthwhile read on so many levels. Gilbert White, like the vast majority of naturalists, and indeed, scientists, of the time, was an Anglican Cleric. Most who participated in the study of science (overall known as "Natural History"), and the world around them were either like White, ... Read More Rating:  - watching nature carefully with great amusementGilbert White lived the quietest life, but he succeeded in gaining the attention of all the prominent naturalists of the 18th century. His only book was the result of years of observations of his gardens and surrounding countryside of southern England. Written in the form of letters to interested fellow naturalists, White comments on birds, geology, insects, and even a visit to a North American moose that has been imported by a neighbor. As a writer, Gilbert White is astute in combining his observations ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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