If life is, as some hold it to be, a vast melancholy ocean over which ships more or less sorrow-laden continually pass and ply, yet there lie here and there upon it isles of consolation on to which we...

I should like to explain that this work, being, with one or two insignificant exceptions, a record of my own observations only, it has not been my intention to make general statements in regard to the...

In the enchanting realm of Tommy Smith's Animals, Edmund Selous weaves a captivating tapestry of nature's wonders. Join Tommy, a young boy with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, as he embarks on extraordinary...

In 'Bird Watching' by Edmund Selous, readers are immersed in a comprehensive guide to observing and appreciating birds in their natural habitat. Selous utilizes vivid descriptions and detailed observations...

In 'The Bird Watcher in the Shetlands, with Some Notes on Sealsand Digressions' by Edmund Selous, readers are transported to the rugged beauty of the Shetland Islands as the author navigates through intricate...

In Edmund Selous' book, 'The Bird Watcher in the Shetlands, with Some Notes on Seals—and Digressions,' readers are taken on a detailed exploration of the diverse bird species found in the Shetland Islands,...

In 'Bird Watching' by Edmund Selous, readers are taken on a literary journey through the world of ornithology, with a focus on the behaviors and habitats of various bird species. Selous' writing style...

IN the spring of 1900 I paid my first visit to the Shetlands, and most of what I then saw is embodied in my work Bird Watching. Two years afterwards I went there again, arriving somewhat later, and it...

If life is, as some hold it to be, a vast melancholy ocean over which ships more or less sorrow-laden continually pass and ply, yet there lie here and there upon it isles of consolation on to which we...