Chapter 63 Wade's Natural History of Serpong

Wade's Natural History of Serpong I want to buy a better version of Wade's "Natural History of Serpong" for leisure Feel free to spread out a stanza or two at any time, learning from the immortal naturalist's Appreciate the mystery and beauty of birds, beasts, insects and fish through writing, and at the same time appreciate the art of illustration and binding Achievement, but due to lack of proper opportunities, this dream has not been realized so far.Not long ago, from In the advertisement of the new book in the London Times Literary Supplement, I saw a new edition from the Clisse Publishing Department.

This book, with woodcut illustrations of Alterham, was edited by Fraser, a famous contemporary British naturalist, The price is only eight and a half shillings, which is a very ideal version, so I asked the local bookstore to order one. It was delivered recently. There are many versions of "The Natural History of Serpong", and new versions continue to appear, A few years ago, it was said that there were 144 different versions. According to this year's statistics, it is said that there are more than 144 different versions. There are more than one hundred and fifty kinds.Good editions have both illustrations and annotations, the format is large, and the price

Most are expensive.The one I have bought so far is probably the most ideal among the cheap ones. The author is an expert in this field, and is said to be an authority on the Natural History of Serpong. "penguin The "Natural History of Serpong" in the "Series" was edited by him, and it was very well received. This time it is the second This time, in addition to adding more annotations, he re-wrote a long preface, introducing the personality of the author Huaide, His writing and his achievements in biology, because all three are equally important to this book of.Lacking one thing, the Natural History of Serpong would be a common collection of essays or natural history, early

has been forgotten.There are 24 illustrations in total, all of which are woodcuts, but unfortunately they are not fine enough The wind is also a little too new, because the illustrations of a book like "Serpong's Natural History" are the image , Buccaccio's, Diggens' "A Short History of the Pickwick Club", Like Canor's "Alice in Wonderland", it is best to use the original illustrations of the old editions, if If you want to replace it with a new one, you should pay attention to whether the artist's style is in harmony with the original.An appendix edited by Aaron

There are 180 illustrations. It is a large version. Unfortunately, I have never seen it. I think it must have kept that kind of quaintness. Copperplate in fine style. The Natural History of Serpon, a town fifty miles southwest of London, is written in an epistolary style. A small parish, where the author, Gilbert White, is the curate.He loves nature, I like to observe the dynamics of creatures.Because of his leisurely job and stable life, he used his spare time to This beloved work of nature observation.He used his own observations, as far as changes in climate and scenery, As small as the singing of an uncommon bird, and the life of a snail, I wrote down them in detail,

Feel free to communicate with two distant friends who are experts in biology, and at the same time report your own views to them. Observations, one side to ask them for advice. The Natural History of Serpong is such a collection of letters. This little book was published in 1789, more than 150 years ago, but it still maintains its originality. The freshness and beauty of which, occupying an honored place in English literature, continue to serve men and women Loved reading by young and old.This matter seems very mysterious, but the reason is also very simple.First, Wade is not He intends to write this book; his motivation for writing letters is entirely for his own interest, and at the same time he is really clear.

When I am free, I will tell other friends of the same kind in the distance tirelessly about my beloved things, so These letters are written so kindly and naturally.At the same time, he studies biology, observes nature, and Totally amateurish.He never regarded those birds, beasts, insects and fish as dead, and they were separated by biologists specimens of human species; he regards them as his neighbours, his friends, or chance A passing visitor (it was a migratory bird that happened to fly by) passing by Serpong came to observe, so The book is full of kindness, sympathy and human touch, which transcends the limitation of time and environment.

Read by people.