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Gilbert White (1720–1793)

Autore di The Natural History of Selborne

40 opere 1,304 membri 11 recensioni 1 preferito

Sull'Autore

Fonte dell'immagine: Wikipedia

Opere di Gilbert White

Journals of Gilbert White (1931) 38 copie
A Selborne Year (1986) 6 copie
Gilbert White (1993) 3 copie

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Informazioni generali

Data di nascita
1720-07-18
Data di morte
1793-06-26
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
UK
Luogo di nascita
Selborne, Hampshire, England, UK
Luogo di morte
Selborne, Hampshire, England, UK
Luogo di residenza
Selborne, Hampshire, England, UK
Istruzione
Holy Ghost School, Basingstoke
Oxford University (Oriel College)
Attività lavorative
cleric
naturalist
ornithologist
Breve biografia
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".

Utenti

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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.
 
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blueskygreentrees | 8 altre recensioni | Jul 30, 2023 |
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
 
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AlexHofmann | Nov 17, 2021 |
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.
… (altro)
 
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m.belljackson | 8 altre recensioni | Aug 24, 2020 |
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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Roarer | Nov 17, 2019 |

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Statistiche

Opere
40
Utenti
1,304
Popolarità
#19,682
Voto
3.9
Recensioni
11
ISBN
90
Lingue
3
Preferito da
1

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