Nature Notes for 1906, Edith Holden
Nature Notes for 1906, Edith Holden
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Nature Notes for 1906

Author: Edith Holden

Narrator: Vanessa Benjamin

Unabridged: 2 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006

Synopsis

In January 1906, a sensitive woman naturalist, nature lover, and accomplished artist began to chronicle all that she encountered while walking and bicycling around the countryside of her native England and neighboring Scotland for an entire year. Besides noting the birds, flowers, grasses, trees, insects, and reptiles she encountered on her country walks, she included poems, folk sayings, saints days, mottoes, and tidbits of history.

About Edith Holden

Edith B. Holden (1871–1920) was born in Worcester, England. She was schooled at home before earning a scholarship to attend the Birmingham School of Art. An accomplished watercolorist and art teacher, Edith was known in her time as an illustrator of children’s books.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mayra on August 21, 2016

The diary itself got repetitive and dull, so I actually started skimming through it very early on. The rating is mostly due to the stunning, colorful and vivid watercolor illustrations.......more

Goodreads review by Tina on November 14, 2021

A delightful game-changer for my own journaling practice. It’s provided me with an entirely new perspective on how journaling can capture our world.......more

Goodreads review by Bob on May 10, 2019

This is a pleasant snapshot of a year, 1906, and the observations of a naturalist, Edith Holden, as she records the days from January to December, along with her walks in the countryside -- Olton, Warwickshire, which apparently was still rural then. The book is in facsimile, so it's her careful hand......more

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