By The Light Of The Glow-worm Lamp

Presents the best of nature writing in over three dozen works from the past three centuries. Selections are organized in sections on landscape, birds, beasts, and insects and fish. Authors include Charles Darwin, Rachel Carson, and Annie Dillard, as well as many who did not train as scientists, such as D. H. Lawrence and Vladimir Nabokov. Includes an introduction outlining the history of nature writing, and brief biographical notes on authors. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.