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Nigel Andrew

The Butterfly

Flights of Enchantment

Nigel Andrew

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English
Saraband / Contraband
03 April 2025
Insects (entomology); Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders
Series: In the Moment
Understanding, loving and protecting butterflies-in all their enchantments.

Butterflies have enchanted and intrigued us for centuries. From the eighteenth-century 'aurelians', through the Victorian 'golden age' of collecting to the twentieth-century focus on conservation, humans have chased glimpses of these beautiful but elusive creatures. Winding through literature, art, music, and dreams, The Butterfly: Flights of Enchantment uncovers why butterflies continue to inhabit such a profound place in our imagination. Today, the art of butterfly-watching can be a mindfulness practice for many; a Romantic escape from our industrialized existences.

A first of its kind in combining the history of human interest in butterflies with a guide to practical observation, this pocket guide encourages us to nurture our curiosity and head out into our local environment, focusing on edgeland habitats that are home to many species.

It is perhaps because butterflies are so fragile and fleeting that we are so beguiled by them. But now, as numbers dwindle, they have never been more difficult to spot.

The Butterfly paves the way toward uncovering the history of our fascination with butterflies and learning how to spot and identify them.
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Imprint:   Saraband / Contraband
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 178mm,  Width: 111mm, 
ISBN:   9781916812338
ISBN 10:   1916812333
Series:   In the Moment
Pages:   240
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Nigel Andrew was educated at the University of Cambridge, after which he spent some yearsas a reference librarian, while also working as a critic and a feature writer for publications including the Times, Listener, Sunday Times, andGuardian/Observer. He then joined the staff ofRadio Timesbefore moving on to a full-time position at theDaily Mail. He now concentrates on his blog (Nigeness: A Hedonic Resource) and contributes toLiterary ReviewandSlightly Foxed. His book,The Mother of Beauty: On the Golden Age of English Church Monuments, and Other Matters of Life and Death(2019) was described as ""a wonderful book in every way, perfect for anyone interested in churches, in the lost corners of England, or in meditating on mortality.""

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