Natural history selborne county southampton, first edition. Details the natural history and antiquities of selborne. The natural history and antiquities of selborne, or just the natural history of selborne is a book by english naturalist and ornithologist gilbert white. White the natural history of selborne, and the naturalists calendar, 1879. Gilbert whites natural history and antiquities of selborne 1789 holds a unique position in english literature as the solitary classic of natural history. The quality of reproduction of illustrations and text is excellent. This project is now finished, and contains a fairly complete transcription of forty years of the personal journals of gilbert white. Other articles where the natural history and antiquities of selborne is discussed. Pdf gilbert white, john ray and the construction of the natural.
It was first published in 1789 by his brother benjamin. And the naturalists calendar every thing relating to the family of gilbert white must be interesting. The natural history and antiquities of selborne simple. This is a collection of letters documenting the natural history of the area around selborne, written by gilbert white to other prominent antiquarians and natural historians of his time. Book the natural history of selborne victorian collections. The natural history and antiquities of selborne, with observations on various parts of nature and the naturalists calendar. If you would like to participate, visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. The natural history of selborne by white, rev gilbert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The natural history and antiquities of selborne by gilbert. The natural history of selborne is based on his correspondence with two distinguished naturalists, thomas pennant and daines barrington. Additional formats may also be available from the main gutenberg site. The natural history and antiquities of selborne, or just the natural history of selborne is a book written by pioneering english naturalist and ornithologist gilbert white. The natural history and antiquities of selborne, in the. The reverend gilbert white was the curate of the village of selborne, a village in hampshire, from 1784 to his death in 1793, living most of his life in the village.
White, gilbert, 17201793 jardine, william, sir, 1800. The natural history and antiquities of selborne is part of wikiproject birds, an attempt at creating a standardized, informative and easytouse ornithological resource. If you enjoy them, be sure to read his book, the natural history of selborne you can download it for free from project gutenberg. Besides seeing the extraordinary aims and actions of the revolution in france, 1789 was the year in which britain marked the publication of whites quiet and local text. White was a pioneer of the study of birds and animals in their natural habitats, rather than as specimens removed from their environments. These roads, running through the malm lands, are, by the traffic of ages, and the fretting of water, worn down through the first stratum of our freestone, and partly through the second. Since then ecologists, in particular, have learned much about the natural history of grasses, but a summary of our understanding of durers painting, that is, the population biology of grasses, has. The natural history of selborne available for download and read online in other formats. Page 7 in the midst of this spot stood, in old times, a vast oak, with a short squat body, and huge horizontal arms extending almost to the extremity of the area. The natural history and antiquities of selborne is an influential work on antiquities and the natural history of selborne, a village in east hampshire, england. The project gutenberg ebook, the natural history of selborne, vol. In science it often happens that scientists say, you know thats a really good argument.
Natural history england selborne early works to 1800 subject. Advertisement the author of the following letters takes the liberty, with all proper deference, of laying before the public his idea of parochial history, which, he thinks, ought to consist of natural productions and occurrences as well as antiquities. Gilbert white of selborne from macmillans magazine 1893. In the same year a natural history more in line with the heroic ambitions of the. The natural history of selborne gilbert white edited by anne secord oxford worlds classics. Download pdf the natural history of selborne book full free. Extraillustrated with a series of wonderful illustrations.
The natural history of selborne by gilbert white free ebook. The natural history of selborne the natural history and antiquities of selborne, in the county of southampton. The natural history of selborne audiobook free download. The natural history and antiquities of selborne gilbert. Octavo, mid20th century threequarter green morocco, giltdecorated spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. The natural history and antiquities of selborne wikipedia. Later, gilbert white in the natural history of selborne 1778 wrote but of all sorts of vegetation the grasses seem to be the most neglected.
The focus of her research and writing is on popular natural history in nineteenth. The natural history of selborne gilbert white oxford. The natural history of selborne by gilbert white book. Pdf the natural history of selborne download full pdf. Editions of the natural history of selborne by gilbert white.
Anne secord is an affiliated research scholar in the department of history and philosophy of science, university of cambridge. The natural history of selborne is one the most published books in the english language. Ga this article has been rated as gaclass on the projects. The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project. It is not easy to give, in a few words, a reason for its remarkable success. Mild tanning to pages throughout with occasional thumb marking present. Combines minute observation of the behaviour of animals and birds with anecdote and local description, in a charmingly intimate style. His father was a gentleman of good means, with a house at selborne and some acres of land.
Gilbert white was born in the village of selborne on the 18th of july, in the year 1720. Gilbert whites the natural history and antiquities of selborne was published without fanfare in 1789, a year otherwise famous for event. This venerable tree, surrounded with stone steps, and seats above them, was the delight of old and young, and a place of much resort in summer evenings. Heres a selection from the 183 illustrations in the celebrated 1900 edition of gilbert whites classic 18th century work, the natural history of selborne, drawn by my greatgreathalfuncle. The natural history of selborne from project gutenberg. The natural history and antiquities of selborne, in the county of southampton. Cambridge core history of science the natural history and antiquities of selborne, in the county of southampton by gilbert white. The book is in adobe acrobat pdf format, allowing highquality printing of the text and plates. A mong the singularities of this place the two rocky hollow lanes, the one to alton, and the other to the forest, deserve our attention. 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.
Pdf when compiling his seminal work, the natural history and antiquities of selborne 1789, gilbert white relied on a number of natural. Pisces conservation are delighted to release the natural history of selborne on cd, for windows pcs and macs, with fully searchable text and hyperlinks for ease of navigation. Gilbert whites natural history of selborne 1789 reveals a world of wonders in nature. Yet the most enduring quality of his writing is the spirit of curiosity that bounds across every page, inspiring us to explore the abundance of life at our doorsteps and around our parishes. An attractively illustrated, critically uptodate edition of gilbert whites classic work of natural history. The natural history of selborne by white, gilbert, 17201793. Publication date 1900 topics natural history england selborne publisher london. The book is in the form of a collection of letters to two friends, discussing the natural history of the areas that he knew, and natural history in general. The natural history of selborne by white, gilbert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
If you wish to see the entries for a particular day, use the search box in the upper right corner of this page. The parish of selborne lies in the extreme eastern corner of the county of hampshire, bordering on the county of sussex, and not far from the county of surrey. The natural history of selborne by rev gilbert white. Natural history of selborne gilbert white bauman rare. The letters in natural history, whites bestknown work, contain detailed information about his observations of local flora, fauna and wildlife. The natural history of selborne nature classics library. The natural history of selborne, and the naturalists. The natural history and antiquities of selborne, in the county of. The natural history of selborne by white gilbert, first. The natural history and antiquities of selborne work by. The natural history of selborne by gilbert white world. The natural history of selborne volume 1 gilbert white.
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