The Fall of the Year (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Autumn Nature Essays on Bird Migration, Woodland Life, and the New England CountrysideBy Dallas Lore Sharp
Length3h 21m
About this audiobook
The Fall of the Year is a richly observant nature book that follows autumn not as a mere season of decline, but as a dramatic interval of migration, harvest, preparation, and hidden renewal. Written in lucid, lyrical prose, its essays combine field observation with moral and imaginative reflection, placing Sharp within the American tradition of literary naturalists who made the local landscape a site of wonder and instruction. The style is intimate and pedagogical, attentive to birds, woods, weather, and rural life. Dallas Lore Sharp (1870–1929), a Massachusetts-born educator, minister, and prolific nature writer, brought to his work both a scholar's discipline and a countryman's affection for lived experience outdoors. As a professor of English at Boston University, he understood the shaping power of language; as an observer of fields, marshes, and woodlots, he sought to cultivate reverence for the ordinary. His books often reflect the Progressive Era belief that nature study could refine perception and character. This volume is recommended for readers who value reflective natural history, elegant essays, and early twentieth-century environmental sensibility. It will especially reward teachers, students of American nature writing, and anyone wishing to recover a slower, more attentive way of seeing the seasonal world.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.4 (43)
Includes Goodreads
GenreScience and Nature
Length3 hrs 21 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 23, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Fall of the Year (Annotated)
2INTRODUCTION
3CHAPTER I THE CLOCK STRIKES ONE
4CHAPTER II ALONG THE HIGHWAY OF THE FOX
5CHAPTER III IN THE TOADFISH’S SHOE
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6CHAPTER IV A CHAPTER OF THINGS TO SEE THIS FALL
7I
8II
9III
10IV
11V
12VI
13VII
14VIII
15IX
16X
17CHAPTER V WHIPPED BY EAGLES
18CHAPTER VI THANKSGIVING AT GRANDFATHER’S FARM
19CHAPTER VII A CHAPTER OF THINGS TO DO THIS FALL
20I
21II
22III
23IV
24V
25VI
26VII
27VIII
28IX
29CHAPTER VIII THE MUSKRATS ARE BUILDING
30CHAPTER IX THE NORTH WIND DOTH BLOW
31CHAPTER X AN OUTDOOR LESSON
32CHAPTER XI LEAFING
33CHAPTER XII A CHAPTER OF THINGS TO HEAR THIS FALL
34I
35II
36III
37IV
38V
39VI
40VII
41VIII
42IX
43X
44CHAPTER XIII HONK, HONK, HONK!
45CHAPTER I
46CHAPTER II
47CHAPTER III
48CHAPTER IV
49CHAPTER V
50CHAPTER VI
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