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Wild Nature Won By Kindness
by Mrs. (Eliza Elder) Brightwen
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"Wild Nature Won By Kindness" is a collection of essays and reflections by Mrs. Eliza Elder Brightwen, recounting her personal experiences with wild animals. The work emphasizes the importance of gentle treatment and understanding in forming bonds with birds, mammals, and insects. It discusses specific cases, such as rearing birds from the nest and caring for individual animals like a starling named Dick, as well as observations of wild ducks, jays, and a young cuckoo. The author advocates for compassion as a means of fostering trust and cooperation between humans and wildlife, grounded in her own interactions and observations.
Written in the late 19th century, the book reflects Victorian attitudes towards nature and the humane treatment of animals. It combines practical accounts with philosophical reflections on the relationship between humans and their animal counterparts. The work is part of a broader tradition of nature writing during that period, characterised by a focus on kindness and respect for the natural world.
Written in the late 19th century, the book reflects Victorian attitudes towards nature and the humane treatment of animals. It combines practical accounts with philosophical reflections on the relationship between humans and their animal counterparts. The work is part of a broader tradition of nature writing during that period, characterised by a focus on kindness and respect for the natural world.
From the opening pages
have been written but for the encouragement of your sympathy and the stimulus of what you have contributed to the loving study of nature. Shall you, then, think me presumptuous if I venture to dedicate to the friend what I could never dream of presenting to the professor, and if I ask you to pardon the poorness of the gift in consideration of the sincerity with which it is given. Pray believe me to be Yours very sincerely, ELIZA BRIGHTWEN The Grove, Great Stanmore. June, 1898 . p. 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION. 11 1. REARING BIRDS FROM THE NEST. 18 2. DICK THE STARLING. 21 3. RICHARD THE SECOND. 25 4. VERDANT. 44 5. THE WILD DUCKS. 51 6. THE JAY. 59 7. A YOUNG CUCKOO. 67 8. THE TAMING OF OUR PETS. 70 9. BIRDIE. 80 p. 6 10. ZÖE, THE NUTHATCH. 87 11. TITMICE. 99 12. BLANCHE, THE PIGEON. 108 13. GERBILLES. 112 14. WATER SHREWS. 121 15. SQUIRRELS. 126 16. A MOLE. 131 17. HARVEST MICE. 136 18. THE CALIFORNIAN MOUSE. 140 19. SANCHO THE TOAD. 143 20. ROMAN SNAILS. 146 21. AN EARWIG MOTHER. 152 22. THE SACRED BEETLE. 157 23. SPIDERS. 163 24. TAME BUTTERFLIES. 173 25. ANT-LIONS. 178 26. ROBINS I HAVE KNOWN. 183 27. ROBERT THE SECOND. 188 28. FEEDING BIRDS IN SUMMER 195 29. RAB, MINOR. 202 30. A VISIT TO JAMRACH. 207 31. HOW TO OBSERVE NATURE 214 p. 7 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. FLYING WILD DUCK 5 SACRED BEETLE 7 SWALLOW 11 REARING BIRDS FROM THE NEST 18 STARLINGS 21 FLYING STARLINGS 25 STARLING IN SEARCH OF FOOD 43 WILD DUCK 51 TINY, SIR FRANCIS DRAKE AND LUTHER 58 JAY 59 ANOTHER JAY 61 A YOUNG CUCKOO. 66 p. 8 BUTTERFLY AND CATERPILLAR 67 YOUNG CUCKOO ATTACKED BY BIRDS 69 ARABESQUE 79 ZÖE, THE NUTHATCH 87 NUTHATCH IN A COCOANUT 98 TITMICE IN PURSUIT OF BEES 99 TITMICE 101 BLANCHE THE PIGEON 108 GERBILLES 112 WATER SHREW 125 SQUIRREL 126 MOLE 131 MICE 140 ROMAN SNAILS 146 EARWIG 156 EGYPTIAN BEETLES 157 FLYING BEETLE 162 TRAP-DOOR SPIDERS 163 BUTTERFLY 173 ANT-LION 178 THE ROBIN 183 YOUNG BIRDS 195 CHILD AND PET BIRD 201 RAB MINOR 202 RAB MINOR RUNNING 206 NESTLINGS 207 NEST OF WASPS 214 SNAKE IN A CIRCLE 230 p. 9 PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION. WO short chapters, one describing the life of an Ant-lion, and the…
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