Parables from Nature is an important collection of stories by Margaret Gatty. This publication, being the complete collection of parables for children and inspired by nature includes all twenty-nine stories from four originally published volumes, and presented here in one single volume. This is an excellent book for those interested in obtaining this complete collection of Parables from Nature and for those who are fans of the writing of author Margaret Gatty.

Parables from Nature is an important collection of stories by Margaret Gatty. This publication, being the complete collection of parables for children and inspired by nature includes all twenty-nine stories from four originally published volumes, and presented here in one single volume. This is an excellent book for those interested in obtaining this complete collection of Parables from Nature and for those who are fans of the writing of author Margaret Gatty.

Margaret Gatty (1809 1873) was an English writer best known for her researches on sundials and British seaweeds. After marrying the Rev. Alfred Gatty in 1839, she moved to Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, where she pursued her literary and scientific studies. This volume, first published in 1872, contains detailed descriptions of various styles of sundials, many taken from Gatty's own collection. Over 350 sundials from across Britain and Europe are described, and each sundial's location is noted in this work, which was one of the first popular books on the subject. Examples included range from...

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"The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales" from Margaret Gatty. English writer of children's literature (1809-1873).