The eminent geologist Sir Archibald Geikie turns naturalist and reader to collect Shakespeare’s many references to birds. He goes species by species, from songsters to hawks, quail and lapwing, showing what the poet observed himself and what he drew from books, falconry and country superstition, and quoting the passages in which each bird appears.
A charming short study for lovers of Shakespeare and of birds alike. Download the free EPUB.