By the Light of the Glow-Worm Lamp

by Alberto Manguel

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From ancient Greece to the close of the second millennium, the perceptions of the keen scientific eye have been translated over and over into graceful and meaningful texts for the common reader. By the Light of the Glow-Worm Lamp represents the best of the nature-writing genre in over three dozen works from the past three centuries.Alberto Manguel, a great reader and literary connoisseur, serves here as our guide. First outlining a "literary" history...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0306459914

ISBN13:9780306459917

Release Date:August 1998

Publisher:Basic Books

Length:373 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Biological Sciences Biology Ecology Education & Reference History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Movements & Periods Natural History Nature Nature & Ecology Reference

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