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The Selborne Pioneer reassesses the life and work of the eighteenth century naturalist Gilbert White, author of The Natural History of Selborne. It succeeds in presenting a new and more comprehensive picture of White both as observer and as rigorous behavioural investigator. By means of a detailed study of the naturalist's essays, correspondence and record books - the latter covering a period of some forty years - Ted Dadswell provides a convi...

Gilbert White (1720-1793) is often regarded by way of a personal "mythology" - a combination of stories and assumptions - that has built up around him. This work seeks to place the real White in context - a naturalist and scientist rather than a quaint literary figure.