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Item Details
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THE BUTTERFLY ISLES
A SUMMER IN SEARCH OF OUR EMPERORS AND ADMIRALS |
| By: |
Patrick Barkham |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£20.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1847082408 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781847082404 |
| Publisher: |
GRANTA BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
7 October, 2010 |
| Pages: |
304 |
| Description: |
The race to find all 59 species of British butterfly over the course of one summer - a deftly written and hugely engaging blend of natural history and travel. |
| Synopsis: |
Butterflies animate our summers but the 59 species found in the British Isles can be surprisingly elusive. Some bask unseen at the top of trees in London parks; others lurk at the bottom of damp bogs in Scotland. A few survive for months while other ephemeral creatures only fly for three days. Several are virtually extinct. This bewitching book charts Patrick Barkham's quest to find each of them - from the Adonis Blue to the Dingy Skipper - in one unforgettable summer. Barkham brings alive the extraordinary physical beauty and amusingly diverse character of our butterflies. He witnesses a swarming invasion of Painted Ladies, experiences the curse of the Purple Emperor, makes a euphoric sighting of an exceedingly rare migrant and as summer draws to a close, suffers from butterfly burnout. He meets some deeply knowledgeable and eccentric butterfly obsessives and reconnects with lovely, overlooked corners of our countryside. As he goes, he looks back at the butterfly collectors of the past and ahead to a future in which many of our butterflies will struggle to survive on an overcrowded and overheating island.Wry, attentive, full of infectious delight and curiosity, written with a beautifully light touch, The Butterfly Isles will become a classic of British nature writing. |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Granta Books |
| Prizes: |
Short-listed for Galaxy National Book Awards: National Book Tokens New |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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