British Birds : Their Names, Folklore and Literature

ISBN-13: 9780713648140 / Angielski

Francesca Greenoak

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Birds have always been with us. Around them has grown up a substantial body of folklore, often regionally based and dating from as far back as the Druids. They have proved an inspiration for some of the finest writing in the English language from the work of Anglo Saxons to modern poets.