Winter (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. American Nature Essays on Snowbound Woods, Wildlife Tracks, Winter Birds, and the Hidden Life of the Frozen SeasonBy Dallas Lore Sharp
Length3h 47m
About this audiobook
Dallas Lore Sharp's Winter is a finely observed work of American nature writing, turning the cold season into a field of discovery rather than dormancy. Through essays on snowbound woods, animal tracks, frozen ponds, winter birds, and the hidden life beneath ice and bark, Sharp combines scientific attentiveness with a lyrical, almost pastoral prose. The book belongs to the early twentieth-century tradition of literary natural history, akin to Thoreau and Burroughs, where close observation becomes both education and meditation. Sharp, born in rural New Jersey in 1870, brought to his writing the sensibility of a farm boy, a trained scholar, and a teacher of literature at Boston University. His lifelong habit of walking, watching, and interpreting the natural world shaped books intended to cultivate perception in young and adult readers alike. Winter reflects his conviction that nature study was not mere fact-gathering but a moral and imaginative discipline. This book is recommended to readers who value elegant prose, ecological curiosity, and the quiet drama of seasonal change. It is especially rewarding for naturalists, teachers, and lovers of reflective essays who wish to see winter not as absence, but as a living, legible 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★★★★★ 4.6 (12)
Includes Amazon
GenreScience and Nature
Length3 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 22, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Winter (Annotated)
4CHAPTER VII A CHAPTER OF THINGS TO DO THIS WINTER
2INTRODUCTION
5CHAPTER X A FEBRUARY FRESHET
3CHAPTER III WHITE-FOOT
6Memorable Quotes
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