{"product_id":"birds-an-anthology-hardcover","title":"Birds: An Anthology - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJaqueline Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEric Fitch Daglish\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Hardy notes the thrush's 'full-hearted evensong of joy illimited', Gilbert White observes how swallows sweep through the air but swifts 'dash round in circles' and Rachel Carson watches sanderlings at the ocean's edge, scurrying 'across the beach like little ghosts'. From early times, we have been entranced by the bird life around us. This anthology brings together poetry and prose in celebration of birds, records their behaviour, flight, song and migration, the changes across the seasons and in different habitats - in woodland and pasture, on river, shoreline and at sea - and our own interaction with them. From India to America, from China to Rwanda, writers marvel at birds - the building of a long-tailed tit's nest, the soaring eagle, the extraordinary feats of migration and the pleasures to be found in our own gardens. Including extracts by Geoffrey Chaucer, Dorothy Wordsworth, Richard Jefferies, Charles Darwin, James Joyce, John Keats, Charlotte Bront , Emily Dickinson, Anton Chekhov, Kathleen Jamie, Jonathan Franzen and Barbara Kingsolver among many others, this rich anthology will be welcomed by bird-lovers, country ramblers and anyone who has taken comfort or joy in a bird in flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJaqueline Mitchell \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and compiler of anthologies, specializing in social and cultural history, and an editor of nonfiction. \u003cb\u003eEric Fitch Daglish\u003c\/b\u003e (1892-1966) was a wood engraver and illustrator. His book \u003ci\u003eWoodcuts of British Birds\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1925.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770096877856,"sku":"9781851245291","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/120edb7b688efac7851edc80ca281eca.webp?v=1780364275","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/birds-an-anthology-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}