A Naturalist'S Sojourn In Jamaica

By Philip Henry Gosse and Richard Hill

Book Overview

A Naturalist's Sojourn in Jamaica brings you to the island as it was seen by a working Victorian observer: curious, exacting, and alive with detail. Step into Jamaica in 1840s. From shore to hillside, Philip Henry Gosse records tropical wildlife observations with the immediacy of a victorian travelogue memoir and the discipline of a natural history field journal. Part scientific notebook, part personal narrative, this complete unabridged classic follows the rhythms of daily collecting and looking: Jamaica flora and fauna noted in close-up, from Caribbean birds and insects to the larger textures of weather, plants, and place. Gosse writes with a calm authority that suits armchair travel reading, yet his pages also carry the historical charge of 19th century Jamaica within the colonial era Caribbean. In the tradition of Darwin style travel writing and Humboldt inspired nature writing, he shows how wonder can sit alongside method, and how careful description can expand a reader's sense of the natural world. Collectors of enduring nature books will value its period voice and the enduring appeal of an illustrated collectors edition in spirit, while modern readers will find a surprisingly fresh eye for behaviour, colour, and habitat. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354505953
• ISBN13: 9789354505959
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 548 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"