An Idler In The Wilds


Read by Steve C

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Although he was well known around the South Downs in West Sussex as 'The Bee-man of Burpham',
Tickner Edwardes also had a great affinity for all aspects of nature and the countryside and
authored a number of books related to these areas of interest.

Anyone who has a passion for natural history and in particular bird life will hopefully find the
observant and descriptive sketches presented here, in one of Tickner Edwardes' early publications,
of particular interest.

It would also be worth checking out the ebook to view the numerous photographs and graphics of the birds and country scenes that accompany and compliment the text. (Summary by Steve C)

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'Under the greenwood tree
Who loves to lie with me,
And tune his merry note
Unto the sweet bird's throat,
Come hither, come hither, come hither:
Here shall he see
No enemy
But winter and rough weather'

(Epigraph taken from As You Like It by William Shakespeare)
(2 hr 54 min)

Chapters

Chapter 1 - In The Home Of The Sedge-Warbler 13:09 Read by Steve C
Chapter 2 - The Flight Of The Swift 17:00 Read by Steve C
Chapter 3 - The Hour Of The Tide 15:59 Read by Steve C
Chapter 4 - The Song Of The Skylark 13:26 Read by Steve C
Chapter 5 - A Woodland Pessimist 14:21 Read by Steve C
Chapter 6 - Red November 14:17 Read by Steve C
Chapter 7 - A Jay Hunt 13:21 Read by Steve C
Chapter 8 - When The Light Is Low 13:45 Read by Steve C
Chapter 9 - The February Summer 15:03 Read by Steve C
Chapter 10 - The Black Republic 16:34 Read by Steve C
Chapter 11 - April’s Festival 14:02 Read by Steve C
Chapter 12 - A Forgotten Eden 13:36 Read by Steve C