The Charm of Birds

The Charm of Birds is Edward Grey's remarkably fresh perspective on the bird life he found around his Northumberland home and his Hampshire cottage, a book which still has the capacity to remind us of nature's wonder.

First published in 1927, TheCharm of Birds was an immediate bestseller, and combined an amateurornithologist’s keen eye with enthusiasm and a remarkably modern sensibilityand style. In particular Grey, much better known as the statesman who guidedBritish Foreign Policy in the early decades of the 20th century, brokewith the traditions of an earlier age which saw shooting as indivisible from alove of nature. Grey’s delight in the birds he found around both his home inNorthumberland and his Hampshire cottage shines from every page. Nearly 100years after the first publication of The Charm of Birds a whole newgeneration of readers is rediscovering Grey’s unique perspective, andappreciating again the freshness of the prose. This new edition has anintroduction by the best-selling nature writer Stephen Moss and a foreword bythe author Conor Jameson. Illustrated with engravings by Eric Fitch Daglish.