Georgina Warne well known for her hare and animal etchings has illustrated the book Whistling in the Dark- in pursuit of the Nightingale by Richard Mabey and we are pleased to have some special limited edition signed copies on sale at only £50.
The book looks at the natural and literary history of this fascinating bird that has captured the hearts of so many.
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Whistling in the Dark- in pursuit of the Nightingale by Richard Mabey
Original, limited edition hand coloured etchings, from the book
“Whistling in the Dark- in pursuit of the Nightingale”
and illustrated by Georgina Warne.
A limited edition of 300 books,
signed by the author and illustrator is also available £50 |
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"For a thousand years the nightingale has been the most celebrated song-bird in the western world. In French troubadour lyrics, Romantic poems, even wartime propaganda, its exquisite oratorical song has symbolized both the renewing powers of nature and human love.
Yet the real nightingale is a drab-coloured migrant, whose song is reckoned by scientists to be no different from any other bird's - a proclamation of territorial rights.
So why have humans always fallen under its spell? |
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"This book looks at the natural history as well as the literary history of the nightingale.
A book so delightful I must share it. It is poetry
and prose, natural history, myth and music…and
is full of the same darting rhythms as that
mysterious bird”
Simon Jenkins, the Times |
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