Nature Reader

by Daniel Halpern

Whilst defining the very meaning of forgery, Nick Groom ranges from the economic forgery of the 18th century, where the forgery of a u100 banknote could mean death by hanging, to the formation of literary copyright which was established not in order to protect the nation's authors but rather as a way of censoring them."

Genres: Nature, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published March 1, 1997

Reviews

[Veronica (Honey Roselea Reads)]

Read for school *sighh*

[Anieta · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting collection of readings from a variety of authors including John McPhee, but the included writings were more about anthropology and culture than nature.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very, very good. Picked this up cheap a few years back in a bargain bookshop and really enjoyed it. It is a very varied collecton of short stories, essays, poems, and excerpts from longer works with the commonality of nature as principle theme. There are different sections on historical overview, natural phenomena, American directives, creatures, and fiction. At the back is an excellent booklist - which has in turn led me to discover many other fine writers, some of whom have become firm favourites of mine such as Barry Lopez, Edward Abbey, and Richard Nelson.



These writers are among those featured within, but the book also includes work from many excellent writers including Italo Calvino, Gary Nabhan, Annie Dillard, Gary Snyder, Joyce Carol Oates, Ted Hughes, Terry Tempest Williams, Bruce CHatwin, Paul Bowles, Cormac McCarthy, Jim Crace, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. An excellent anthology of nature writing. Should be very cheap from an online bookseller.