Thursday, October 1, 2009

Readings in the Natural History of Selborne

Starting next week, we will be reading and discussing Gilbert White's The Natural History of Selborne. The book consists of some introductory pages, and then two sets of letters: one to Thomas Pennant and one to Daines Barrington. Please read the following:

two maps following p. xxviii

title page p 1

Advertisement, pp. 3-4

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Letters to Thomas Pennant

Letters I & II, pp. 7-11

Letter V, pp. 15-19

Letter VIII, pp. 26-28

Letters XI & XII, pp. 34-39

Letters XXVIII-XXXI, pp. 74-80

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Letters to Daines Barrington

Letters I-IV, pp. 109-120

Letter X, pp. 134-136

Letter XIII, pp. 139-40

Letter XVII, pp. 151-55

Letter XXIII, pp. 175-177

Letters XXVII-XXVIII, pp. 183-186

Letters XXX-XXXI, pp. 189-192

Letter XXXV, pp. 196-7

Letter XL, pp. 208-210

Letter XLIII, p. 216-9


Enjoy your immersion in the life of an 18th century English village!

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