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A collection of lyrical nature essays and vignettes that record seasonal life along coasts, hedgerows, and meadows, with close attention to migratory birds, nesting habits, and small wild creatures. The pieces combine careful field observation—swift arrivals, predatory encounters, plant and insect details—with reflective passages on childhood impressions, human sympathy for animals, and the moral value of intimacy with the natural world. Form and tone vary from concise bird notes to imaginative fantasies and pastoral sketches, moving between documentary detail and meditative reverie.

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Title: The lone swallows

Author: Henry Williamson

Release date: April 5, 2022 [eBook #67775]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd, 1922

Credits: David E. Brown and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

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