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Rainbow Dust: Three Centuries of Butterfly Delight
By Marren, Peter
- ISBN
- 9780226395883
- Publisher
- Univ. of Chicago
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Starred Review on October 1, 2016 | Science and Technology
British nature writer and conservationist Marren (Bugs Britannica; The Wild Woods) remembers the butterfly collecting of his youth as a life-changing encounter with nature. Such an intense response to butterflies is not uncommon, and the author examines the emotional appeal of butterflies to naturalists, artists, novelists, and collectors during the past 300 years. Marren also traces how the once popular hobby fell out of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
