A Year with Gilbert White
‘The First Great Nature Writer’
Written by Jenny Uglow
Gilbert White was a writer, pioneering naturalist and clergyman in the 18th Centuary. His book the ‘The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne is a compilation of his letters to Thomas Pennant and Daines Barrington in whist he charts his observations of the natural world around his home in Selborne. First published in 1789, it has been in continuous print ever since
Seen as the ‘First Ecologist’, white kept extensive ‘Naturalists Journals’. In this wonderful new book by Jenny Uglow, Jenny follows one single year in his journal. As White’s diary jumps about, Jenny accompanies him from frost to summer drought, from the migration of birds to the sex lives of snakes.
Filled with stunning colour illustrations, the gorgeous book is a real gem.
£25.00
1 in stock