Renowned as a pioneer of the new school of nature writing and amongthe most widely read authors of his time, John Burroughs has had aprofound influence on our appreciation of nature. Signs and Seasons, originally published in 1886, provides an excellent introduction to theextensive work of one of America's great writers. Because the essayswere collected and arranged by Burroughs himself, they offer asynoptic view of his complex and many-sided genius