Philip Henry Gosse (1810-1888) was an early naturalist and popular writer, bringing creation to life, whether a large creature or small. A Christian, he pointed to characters that reflected the Creator's guiding hand, and as naturalist, he described these organisms in accurate detail. Thirty-six full color plates, illustrated by Gosse himself, are included in this reprint of British marine life.

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English zoologist Philip Henry Gosse (1810 88) spent several years studying the biodiversity of habitats in North America and the Caribbean. His Naturalist's Sojourn in Jamaica (1851) is reissued in this series. When he settled on the Devonshire coast, the area proved equally rich for research. In this 1859 publication, the deeply religious Gosse considers the 'Divine mechanics' of animal body parts and microorganisms seen through the lens of a microscope. He leads the reader through a selection of specimens ranging from a hog's bristle to the shoe-like protist Paramecium. Gosse's writing...