Much more than just another field guide or a natural history of butterflies Rainbow Dust explores the ways in which butterflies delight and inspire us all, naturalists and non-naturalists alike.
Much more than just another field guide or a natural history of butterflies Rainbow Dust explores the ways in which butterflies delight and inspire us all, naturalists and non-naturalists alike.
Peter Marren is a wildlife writer, journalist and authority on invertebrate folklore and names. His books include the bestselling Rainbow Dust; The New Naturalists, which won the Society for the History of Natural History's Thackray Medal; and Britain's Rare Flowers, which won the Botanical Society of the British Isles' Presidents' Award. Peter also won a Leverhulme Research Fellowship for his work on Bugs Britannica.
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1. 2. * i: Introduction: The Painted Lady 3. 1.: Meeting the Butterfly 4. 2.: Chasing the Clouded Yellow 5. 3.: Graylings: The Birthday of a Passion 6. 4.: Gatekeepers: Collecting with Jean Froissart, John Fowles and Vladimir Nabokov 7. 5.: Lady Glanville's Fritillary 8. 6.: At the Sign of the Chequered Skipper 9. 7.: The Golden Hog or The Wonderful Names of Butterflies 10. 8.: Seeing Red: The Admiral 11. 9.: Fire and Brimstone: Butterflies and the Imagination 12. 10.: Silver Washes and Pearl Borders: Painting Butterflies 13. 11.: Endgame: The Large Blue and Other Dropouts 14. 12.: The Wall or How to Save a Butterfly 15. 13.: Envoi: Aurora or the Daughter of Dawn 16. 17. * ii: Appendix: British Butterflies * iii: Notes * iv: Bibliography * v: Acknowledgements * vi: Index
1. 2. * i: Introduction: The Painted Lady 3. 1.: Meeting the Butterfly 4. 2.: Chasing the Clouded Yellow 5. 3.: Graylings: The Birthday of a Passion 6. 4.: Gatekeepers: Collecting with Jean Froissart, John Fowles and Vladimir Nabokov 7. 5.: Lady Glanville's Fritillary 8. 6.: At the Sign of the Chequered Skipper 9. 7.: The Golden Hog or The Wonderful Names of Butterflies 10. 8.: Seeing Red: The Admiral 11. 9.: Fire and Brimstone: Butterflies and the Imagination 12. 10.: Silver Washes and Pearl Borders: Painting Butterflies 13. 11.: Endgame: The Large Blue and Other Dropouts 14. 12.: The Wall or How to Save a Butterfly 15. 13.: Envoi: Aurora or the Daughter of Dawn 16. 17. * ii: Appendix: British Butterflies * iii: Notes * iv: Bibliography * v: Acknowledgements * vi: Index
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