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 zoolo...

Natural history of a town in England, first published in 1790. According to Wikipedia: "Gilbert White FRS (18 July 1720 26 June 1793) was a pioneering English naturalist and ornithologist… White is best known for his The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne (1789). This was a compilation of his letters to Thomas Pennant, the leading British zoologist of the day, and the Hon. Daines Barrington, an English barrister and another Fellow of the Royal Society. These letters contained Whit...

“White's Selborne for Boys and Girls” is a classic guide to the birds of Britain, originally written for children. It offers the reader interesting and entertaining anecdotes interlaced with facts and observations from an expert. This wonderfully-written guide is perfect for introducing children to birds and bird watching, and it will also be of interest to adults with an interest in the topic. Contents include: “Approach to the Village”, “Raven”, “Hind”, “Swift”, “Peregrine Falcon”, “Snip...

'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 reproductio...

This book assesses the current available information concerning the major scientific problems related to environmental consequences of a possible nuclear war. The contributors address a broad range of topics, among them the effects of blast, heat, and local radioactive fallout; the likely dispersal patterns and residence times of radioactive debris in the troposphere and stratosphere; the probable long-term effects on both the local and global biosphere and radiological consequences for hu...

Sex trafficking. We hear about it on the nightly news and in special interest stories from around the world, but it occurs daily in communities all around us. Every year, thousands of young women are forced into sexual exploitation. Most are under the age of eighteen. The damage this causes to their emotions and souls is immeasurable.But they are not without hope.The White Umbrella tells stories of survivors as well as those who came alongside to help them to recov...

See, Selborne spreads her boldest beauties round The varied valley, and the mountain ground, Wildly majestic ! What is all the pride, Of flats, with loads of ornaments supplied ?— Unpleasing, tasteless, impotent expense, Compared with Nature's rude magnificenee. Arise, my stranger, to these wild scenes haste; The unfinish'd farm awaits your forming taste: Plan the pavilion, airy, light, and true; Through the high arch call in the length'ning view; Expand the forest sloping up the hill; Swe...

The Natural History of Selborne (1789) assembles Gilbert White's decades of field notes into an epistolary chronicle addressed to fellow naturalists Thomas Pennant and Daines Barrington. Through lucid, quietly lyrical prose, White records the seasonal pulse of a single English parish—its birds, insects, plants, soils, and weather—marrying patient empiricism with pastoral attentiveness. His long-term observations on swallow migration, the habits of earthworms, and the harvest mouse exemplif...

The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, or just The Natural History of Selborne is a book by English naturalist and ornithologist Gilbert White. It was first published in 1789 by his brother Benjamin. It has been continuously in print since then, with nearly 300 editions up to 2007.The book was published late in White's life, compiled from a mixture of his letters to other naturalists—Thomas Pennant and Daines Barrington; a 'Naturalist's Calendar' (in the second edition) c...

The letters of the eminent naturalist Gilbert White are full of precise, unaffected and delightful observations of the wildlife of his beloved village of Selborne, describing the habits, colours and songs of birds from lapwings to barn-owls, wrens to house-martins. Here too are exquisite writings on trees, fossils, bats and rainfall, filled with intellectual curiosity and joy in the natural world.Generations of inhabitants have helped shape the English countryside - but it ...

"The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2" by Gilbert White is a remarkable exploration of the natural world, focusing on the flora and fauna of Selborne, a village in Hampshire, England. White's keen observations and detailed descriptions provide readers with a vivid picture of the local ecosystem. His work is not just a scientific account; it reflects his deep appreciation for nature and the interconnectedness of life. Through his letters and notes, White invites readers to observe the be...

Gilbert White's 'History of Selborne' is a groundbreaking work of natural history that delves into the detailed observations of local flora and fauna in the village of Selborne. Written in a simple and clear style, the book not only serves as a valuable record of 18th-century English countryside but also contributes significantly to the development of modern ecology. White's keen eye for detail and his dedication to documenting the natural world make this book a true classic in the realm o...