'Uglow makes us feel the life beyond the facts.' GUARDIAN
'Few can match Uglow's skill at conjuring up a scene, or illuminating a character.' SUNDAY TIMES
'Charming . . . Like Radio 4's shipping forecast for naturalists.' Andrea Wulf,
FINANCIAL TIMES
'A glorious celebration of curiosity and nature.'OBSERVER
A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN
THE TIMES, THE SPECTATOR, FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVER AND
NEW STATESMAN
In 1781, Gilbert White was a country curate, living in the Hampshire village he had known all his life. Fascinated by the fauna, flora and people around him, he kept journals for many years, and, at that time, was halfway to completing his path-breaking
The Natural History of Selborne. No one had written like this before, with such close observation, humour, and sympathy: his spellbinding book has remained in print ever since, treasured by generations of readers.
Jenny Uglow illuminates this quirky, warm-hearted man, 'the father of ecology', by following a single year in his
Naturalist's Journal. As his diary jumps from topic to topic, she accompanies Gilbert from frost to summer drought, from the migration of birds to the sex lives of snails and the coming of harvest.
Fresh, alive and original - and packed with rich colour illustrations -
A Year with Gilbert White invites us to see the natural world anew, with astonishment and wonder.
'A feast of a book, it is beautifully illustrated and compulsively readable.'
LITERARY REVIEW
'The author brings her subject endearingly alive . . . [an] enriching book.'
NATURE
- 458 pages
- English
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Art GeneralTable of contents
- Landing Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraphs
- Contents
- Map of Selborne and Surroundings
- Time & Place
- Coda
- White Family Tree
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on the Text and Illustrations
- Illustration Credits
- Abbreviations and Sources
- Index
- Plates
- About the Author
- By the Same Author
- Copyright
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