A really important and beautiful book - i already appreciate nature hugely loving nothing more than being outdoors on hikes, in the sea, exploring, but this was a beautiful reminder of our relationship with nature and its crucial role in humanity. I have no doubt the print version of this book would be a beautiful addition to anyones home.

Sadly, I didn't enjoy this book.

The idea was promising, and it had lots of great passages from wonderful writers & important voices, but I couldn't get into it at all.

I think the layout/format wasn't for me, and it just didn't grab my attention.

Thank you nonetheless for my review copy.

This was a very interesting book. Not only does it have a beautiful keepsake cover but the variety of stories/essays were delightful. Each was very interesting and unique in its own way. I found some of these stories beautiful and poetic at times. Some emurse you in a wonderful world of nature. I really enjoyed the story with the alligator in. It was exciting and unexpected at times. I just wish that the stories/essays were longer. I loved the variety of writers. I found Rachel Carsons story about the sea so beautiful and enjoyable. I actually felt like I was there. Could feel the emotions flowing through the words. My all time favourite story was the study of the praying mantis. Although you know whats going to happen to those poor males. It was fascinating learning about them and I learnt a few things I didn't know. This book is a great introduction to some wonderful subjects. This book would be great for nature lovers especially those who love a wider variety of nature. It's great for some light reading on afternoon. 

Many thanks to the author and publishers for putting together some interesting stories. 
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A lovely review of key figures in nature writing over the centuries from around the world. I particularly liked the length of space given to each writer enabling the reader to get a good flavour of how the writer describes nature, or their experiences of nature and there were a couple that I especially liked - Rachel Carson, Lady Sei. My main issue with the book, if you will, is how it ended. I felt like there was no summary or list of references or something to wrap up the experience for the reader. Otherwise a really lovely exploration of nature writers from across the world and certainly I find new writers I'd never heard of.

Really interesting to read these exerpts of older nature writing books. I particularly liked the first one: The Wide World by Rache Carson. It is sublimely written in a language you don't see much nowadays. Very intricate descriptions of all things in the sea. Really opened my eyes.

This is an interesting collection of varied older writing about nature. In his introduction, Zachary Seager points out that it cannot all be categorized as 'nature writing,' but is simply people's thoughts on some aspects of nature. Some are studies of specific creatures and descriptions of their habits in general or of certain aspects of behaviour. Others are descriptions of landscapes and/or of the writer's experiences within a particular place at a particular time. Some are arguments for why nature must be preserved. Many are excerpts from longer works. The collection did seem to be heavy on US writers, although there were some British writers and a Japanese writer included as well. The gender balance was good. One essay in particular struck me as rather ridiculous, but all in all, a solid collection.