New Releases by Anne Secord

Anne Secord is the author of The Natural History of Selborne (2022), "Be what You Would Seem to Be" (2003) and Corresponding Interests (1994).

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The Natural History of Selborne

release date: Jul 28, 2022
The Natural History of Selborne
''I was much entertained last summer with a tame bat, which would take flies out of a person''s hand.''Gilbert White''s Natural History of Selborne (1789) reveals a world of wonders in nature. Over a period of twenty years White describes in minute detail the behaviour of animals through the changing seasons in the rural Hampshire parish of Selborne. He notes everything from the habits of an eccentric tortoise to the mysteries of bird migration and animal reproduction, with the purpose of inspiring others to observe their own surroundings with the same pleasure and attention.Written as a series of letters, White''s book has all the immediacy of an exchange with friends, yet it is crafted with compelling literary skill. His gossipy correspondence has delighted readers from Charles Darwin to Virginia Woolf, and it has been read as a nostalgic evocation of a pastoral vision, a model for local studies of plants and animals, and a precursor to modern ecology. This new edition includes contemporary illustrations, a contextualizing introduction, and an appendix ofliterary responses to the book.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

"Be what You Would Seem to Be"

release date: Jan 01, 2003

Corresponding Interests

release date: Jan 01, 1994


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