Gilbert White (1720–1793)
Autor(a) de The Natural History of Selborne
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Obras por Gilbert White
Gilbert White's year : passages from The garden kalendar & The naturalist's journal (1979) 14 exemplares
The natural history and antiquities of Selborne in the county of Southampton : to which are added, The… (1982) 2 exemplares
Die Erkundung von Selborne durch Reverend Gilbert White: Eine illustrierte Naturgeschichte (Die Andere Bibliothek, Band… (2021) 2 exemplares
A Nature Calendar 1 exemplar
The Gilbert White Museum Edition of the Natural History of Selborne.illustrated By Frederick Marns. (1978) 1 exemplar
Natural History of Selborne Volume 5 1 exemplar
The natural history of Selborne, arranged for young persons [by G. Ellis]. 1833 [Hardcover] (2013) 1 exemplar
Everyman's library. Science 1 exemplar
Garden kalendar, 1751-1771: Reproduced in facsimile from the manuscript in the British Library (1975) 1 exemplar
Selections from White's Natural History of Selborne — Autor — 1 exemplar
Future of Arid Lands 1 exemplar
Natural History of Selborne Volume 3 1 exemplar
The writings of Gilbert White of Selborne 1 exemplar
Natural History of Selborne Volume 4 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1720-07-18
- Data de falecimento
- 1793-06-26
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- Selborne, Hampshire, England, UK
- Local de falecimento
- Selborne, Hampshire, England, UK
- Locais de residência
- Selborne, Hampshire, England, UK
- Educação
- Holy Ghost School, Basingstoke
Oxford University (Oriel College) - Ocupações
- cleric
naturalist
ornithologist
Fatal error: Call to undefined function isLitsy() in /var/www/html/inc_magicDB.php on line 425- The review of the original publication of 'Natural history and antiquities of Selborne' in 'The topographer, for the year 1789, vol. i', p. 40, notes: "The author, the Rev. Gilbert White, is Senior Fellow of Oriel College, in Oxford, elder brother of Mr. White, the well-known Bookseller of Fleet-street; both sons, (as I am informed) of a Barrister, who, if so, was brother of the Rev. Gilbert White, Vicar of Selborne, (who died 1728) son of Sir Samson White, of Oxford, Knight. Mr. White resides upon an estate of his own in this parish".
Membros
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The Illustrated Natural History of Selborne por Gilbert White
I wanted to like this book so much, but I just didn't. It was so dry and boring, even the lovely illustrations couldn't save it. Rev Gilbert White's nature journal entries were in a couple of anthologies that I read, and these little snippets were delightful. My hopes that his famous book would be as good were dashed.
THE FACSIMILIE EDITION OF THE FIRST EDITON OF 1789. A FINE COPY, QUARTO, RECENTLY REBOUND BY SOTHERAN IN HALF LEATHER OVER ORANGE CLOTH, TEG, RAISED BANDS, MARBLED ENDPAPERS. ILLUSTRATED WITH ENGRAVINGS. BOOKPLATE ON FEP. A VERY HANDSOME COPY
What a beautiful book with the tiny white birds rendered on a soft sweet cover!
THREE Stars for the Good Writing and FIVE Stars for the illustrations by Richard Mabey!
It is hard to read how callously he shoots, kills and collects birds as "specimens."
As well, his defense of sportsmen shooting birds and animals simply as targets
and his refusal to condemn boys for cruelly killing birds in mouse traps
contrast jarringly with his sympathy and love for bird songs and for Timothy Turtle.
Makes great points about Earthworms vital to soil life and beautiful descriptions of swifts.
If only he had not interfered with the baby swifts.… (mais)
THREE Stars for the Good Writing and FIVE Stars for the illustrations by Richard Mabey!
It is hard to read how callously he shoots, kills and collects birds as "specimens."
As well, his defense of sportsmen shooting birds and animals simply as targets
and his refusal to condemn boys for cruelly killing birds in mouse traps
contrast jarringly with his sympathy and love for bird songs and for Timothy Turtle.
Makes great points about Earthworms vital to soil life and beautiful descriptions of swifts.
If only he had not interfered with the baby swifts.… (mais)
A favourite book, often re-read. Sylvia Townsend Warner has extracted from the writings of Gilbert White references to the old tortoise he inherited in 1780 from his aunt. The resulting window into the world of a pet tortoise in a Hampshire garden is a delight - for instance in April 1789, "Timothy the tortoise begins to eat dandelion", but by the middle of September he is very dull, "and spends his time on the border under the fruilt-wall".
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 40
- Membros
- 1,306
- Popularidade
- #19,653
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 11
- ISBN
- 90
- Línguas
- 3
- Marcado como favorito
- 1