Richard Mabey

Whistling in the Dark

In Pursuit of the Nightingale

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A timeless exploration of the nightingale, blending cultural history, science, and the mysterious beauty of birdsong. This newly revised edition includes first-hand accounts of nightingale performances, insights into their declining population, and reveals untold stories like the human mimic behind a famous 1924 BBC broadcast.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Quarto Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 205mm x 131mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 288g
• ISBN-13: 9781836005711
• ISBN-10: 1836005717
• Artikelnr.: 71690583

Autorenporträt

Richard Mabey is one of Britain’s most eminent nature writers and the author of over thirty books including Flora Britannica, Weeds, Food for Free and The Unofficial Countryside. He writes regularly for the Times, the Guardian and BBC Wildlife. He is also a regular broadcaster on Radio 4.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the new edition xi
1 ‘All Elysium in a spot of ground’ 
2 ‘Immortal Bird’ 
3 ‘A sort of sooty ball’ 
4 ‘Most melancholy bird’ 
5 ‘The happiest part of summers fame . . .’ 
6 ‘The voluptuous nightingales . . .’ 
7 ‘. . . the merry Nightingale’ 
8 ‘Provençal song, and sunburnt mirth’ 
9 ‘Hidden as a thought unborn’ 
10 ‘Magic abroad in the air’ 
Notes and References 
Acknowledgements 
Index