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Nature Near Home and Other Papers

Gelesen von Edith Phern

(4,4 Sterne; 5 Bewertungen)

Nature Near Home is one of many books on natural history by John Burroughs. It is full of simple observations about rural scenes and charming stories about animals, plants, and even people! Burroughs loves the creatures around him and derives great pleasure from his walks and studies in nature’s scenes. (Summary by Edith Phern) (2 hr 9 min)

Chapters

Nature Lore

35:44

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New Gleanings in Old Fields I. Live Natural History

7:50

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New Gleanings in Old Fields II. The Barn Swallow

4:22

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New Gleanings in Old Fields III. Insects

4:57

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New Gleanings in Old Fields IV. The Dog

2:52

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New Gleanings in Old Fields V. Wood Waifs

4:56

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New Gleanings in Old Fields VI. An Interesting Plant

4:09

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New Gleanings in Old Fields VII. Nature Near Home

6:42

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Each After Its Kind

21:41

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Nature Leaves I. In Warbler Time

6:01

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Nature Leaves II. A Short Walk

2:50

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In Field and Wood I. Intensive Observation

13:51

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In Field and Wood II. From a Walker's Wallet

13:31

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Bewertungen

(3,5 Sterne)

Nice reflections on nature... I'd have to look some of the animals up to know what he was talking about. It kinda lost me by the end, but was pleasant. In the spirit of Thoreau, but not his equal.