Nature Writing for Every Day of the Year

A daily anthology of nature writing from around the world and through the centuries, featuring pieces from Pliny the Elder to modern authors like Helen Macdonald and Robert Macfarlane. It includes descriptions of nature in all its forms, from Virginia Woolf to Henry David Thoreau, and offers insights into our responsibility to the natural environment.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 464 pages
\n Publication date: 14 October 2021
\n Publisher: Pavilion Books
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Immerse yourself in a year of captivating nature writing, curated to offer one exquisite piece to savor every day. This beautifully illustrated daily anthology presents the finest nature writing from across the globe and throughout history, spanning from the renowned Natural History by Pliny the Elder to contemporary authors like Helen Macdonald and Robert Macfarlane. With a diverse range of genres, including essays, field guides, letters, and diaries, this anthology serves as a sumptuous feast of prose, inviting you to immerse your mind in the enchanting world of nature every single day.

Within its pages, you will encounter vivid descriptions of nature in all its diverse forms. Virginia Woolf delves into the world of snails, Kenneth Grahame enchants you with the allure of a riverbank, Willa Cather paints a vivid portrait of the rolling American prairies, and L. M. Montgomery brings to life the enchanting character of Anne of Green Gables during the autumn months. David Attenborough emerges to shed light on our collective responsibility towards the natural environment, Edith Holden evokes poignant descriptions from The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady, and Henry David Thoreau, of course, dispatches from Walden Pond.

We encounter the majestic jungle animals of Rudyard Kiplings, the wild dogs of Jack London, and Mark Twain offers insights into the enigmatic nature of camels. Keep this delightful celebration of nature by your bedside, and it will become the perfect companion to start or conclude each day of the year, igniting your passion for the natural world and inspiring your soul.

\n Weight: 1170g\n
Dimension: 159 x 240 x 43 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781849946056\n \n