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Mrs. Moreau's Warbler
Stephen Moss
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.
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.
GENRE
Non-fiction; Nature; Wildlife
UK PUBLICATION
May 2018
Non-fiction; Nature; Wildlife
UK PUBLICATION
May 2018
Also by Stephen Moss
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Other Books by Stephen Moss
- Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart - (Bloomsbury Natural History)
- The Great British Year: Wildlife Through the Seasons - (Quercus)
- Wild Hares and Hummingbirds - (Vintage)
- Gardens Birds - (Collins)
- This Birding Life - (Aurum Press)
- Springwatch British Wild Life - (Collins)
- Natural History: 25 Extraordinary Species That Have Changed Our World - (John Murray)
- Tweet of the Day: A Year of Britain's Birds - (Saltyard Books)
- A Bird in the Bush - (Aurum Press)
- The Bumper Book of Nature - (Square Peg)
Rights Sales for MRS. MOREAU'S WARBLER
World English Language: Guardian Faber