Land and Sea

Philip Gosse's 1865 work offers essays on aspects of the geography and natural history of the West Country.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Lundy Island; 2. Lundy Island (cont.); 3. Lundy Island (cont.); 4. Lundy Island (cont.); 5. A ramble to Brandy Cove; 6. The sea; 7. Highwater mark; 8. Highwater mark (cont.); 9. Babbicombe to Hope's Nose; 10. An hour among the Torbay sponges; 11. Goby hunting; 12. Meadfoot and the starfish; 13. A day in the woods of Jamaica; 14. Ferns; 15. Dartmoor and the Dart; Appendix; Index.

Summary

Philip Henry Gosse (1810–88), a fundamentalist Christian who struggled with many aspects of contemporary science, was famous as a natural historian, his books prompting Victorian crazes for collecting ferns and seashore life. This 1865 work offers essays on aspects of the geography and natural history of the West Country.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Henry Gosse, Gosse Philip Henry
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.08.2014
• EAN: 9781108073424
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07342-4
• No. of pages: 442
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, NATURE / Animals / Wildlife, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Zoology & animal sciences, South West England, Wildlife: general interest, Botany & plant sciences, Zoology and animal sciences, Botany and plant sciences