The Natural History of Selborne

图书标准信息

• 作者 Gilbert、Anthony Pye 著；Richard Mabey 编
• 出版社 Penguin Classics
• 出版时间 1977-08
• ISBN 9780140431124
• 定价 90.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 320页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Morethananyotherwriter,GilbertWhite(1720-93)hasshapedtherelationshipbetweenmanandnature.AhundredyearsbeforeDarwin,Whiterealisedthecrucialroleofwormsintheformationofsoilandunderstoodthesignificanceofterritoryandsonginbirds.Hisprecise,scrupulouslyhonestandunaffectedlywittyobservationsledhimtointerpretanimals'behaviourinauniquemanner.ThiscollectionofhisletterstotheexplorerandnaturalistDainesBarringtonandtheeminentzoologistThomasPennant-White'sintellectuallifelinesfromhiscountry-villagehome-areabeautifullywritten,detailedevocationofthelivesofthefloraandfaunaofeighteenth-centuryEngland.

【作者简介】

EditedwithanintroductionbyRichardMabey