Margaret Gatty – författare

Margaret Gatty (1809-1873) was an English writer best known for her researches on sundials and British seaweeds. After marrying the Rev. Alfred Gatty in 1839, she moved to Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, where she pursued her literary and scientific studies. This volume, first published in 1872, contains detailed descriptions of various styles of sundials, many taken from Gatty's own collection. Over 350 sundials from across Britain and Europe are described, and each sundial's location is noted in this work, which was one of the first popular books on the subject. Examples included range from portable sundials to early Saxon sundials, as well as the more familiar church sundials. This volume is one of Gatty's best known works, and remains a valuable reference for the various types of sundials and the variations and similarities in their mottoes. For more information on this author, see http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=gattma

Inspired by nature and imbued with moral lessons, Parables from Nature is a collection of classic tales, both fun and thought-provoking. Children will be enthralled with this intimate look into the lives of the woodland creatures and their way of life.

Stories include:

"A Lesson of Faith""The Law of Authority and Obedience""The Unknown Land""Training and Restraining""Waiting""The Law of the Wood""Cobwebs""Knowledge Not the Limit of Belief""The Light of Truth""A Lesson of Hope""The Circle of Blessing""Active and Passive""Not Lost, but Gone Before""Motes in the Sunbeam""Red Snow""Whereunto?""Purring When You''re Pleased""The Voices of the Earth""The Master of the Harvest""The Deliverer""Inferior Animals""The General Thaw""The Light of Life""Gifts""Night and Day""Kicking""Imperfect Instruments""Birds in the Nest"