Jim Crumley

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Jim Crumley


Born
in Dundee, Scotland
July 06, 1947

Genre
Natural History, Science, History


Jim Crumley is a Scottish nature writer with almost 20 books to his name, mostly on the landscape and wildlife of Scotland. He is renowned for his style - passionate, inspiring, visionary, sensitive, majestic - no work of his should be missed. He is also a columnist and presenter of radio programmes.

He has also received the accolade of '...the best nature writer now working in Great Britain...' from David Craig in the Los Angeles Times Book Review. ...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 1,543 ratings · 265 reviews · 60 distinct works • Similar authors
The Last Wolf
3.85 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions
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The Nature of Autumn
3.73 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions
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The Nature of Winter
3.89 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions
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The Great Wood
3.71 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions
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The Nature of Spring
3.61 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions
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Barn Owl
4.10 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions
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The Company of Swans
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The Nature of Summer
4.17 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions
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Fox
4.06 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions
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The Eagle's Way
4.28 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions
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Series by Jim Crumley

The Nature of Autumn The Nature of Winter The Nature of Spring The Nature of Summer
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Fox Badger Barn Owl Hare Kingfisher Otter Skylark
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Quotes by Jim Crumley  (?)
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“There are no new themes for a writer, only new ways of setting down old themes, new eyes to wander among old rocks.”
― Jim Crumley, Gulfs of Blue Air: A Highland Journey
tags: nature, outdoors, wander, writing
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“There is nothing in nature which approximates to the idea of a hospice.”
― Jim Crumley, The Company of Swans
tags: compassion, death, swans
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“I am as restless a traveller in my own land as a wintering whooper swan.”
― Jim Crumley, The Company of Swans
tags: restlessness, swans, wandering
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