Mrs Moreau's Warbler

Mrs Moreau's Warbler
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Publisher : Faber & Faber
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 9781783350926
ISBN-13 : 178335092X
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Book Synopsis Mrs Moreau's Warbler by : Stephen Moss

Download or read book Mrs Moreau's Warbler written by Stephen Moss and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swallow and starling, puffin and peregrine, blue tit and blackcap. We use these names so often that few of us ever pause to wonder about their origins. What do they mean? Where did they come from? And who created them? The words we use to name birds are some of the most lyrical and evocative in the English language. They also tell incredible stories: of epic expeditions, fierce battles between rival ornithologists, momentous historical events and touching romantic gestures. Through fascinating encounters with birds, and the rich cast of characters who came up with their names, in Mrs Moreau's Warbler Stephen Moss takes us on a remarkable journey through time. From when humans and birds first shared the earth to our fraught present-day coexistence, Moss shows how these names reveal as much about ourselves and our relationship with the natural world as about the creatures they describe.


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