The Illustrated Natural History of Selborne

Download or read book The Illustrated Natural History of Selborne written by Gilbert White and published by . This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than two centuries have passed since Gilbert While was laid to rest in his unassuming grave in Selborne churchyard but published in 1789, still makes delightful reading today. His regular correspondence, beginning in 1767, with two distinguished naturalists, Thomas Pennant and the Honourable Daines Barrington, forms the basis of The Natural History of Selborne. of its description, which have earned it the distinction of being the only work on natural history to have received equal acclaim as a masterpiece of English literature.