The Butterfly

by Nigel Andrew

ISBN: 9781916812338

Published: 2025-07-22

A first of its kind in combining the history of our fascination in butterflies with a guide to practical observation--discover the history of our fascination with butterflies and learn how to spot and identify them. Butterflies have enchanted and intrigued us for centuries. From the eighteenth-century "aurelians", through the Victorian "golden age" of collecting to the twentieth-century focus on conservation, humans have chased glimpses of these beautiful but elusive creatures. Winding through literature, art, music, and dreams, The Butterfly: Flights of Enchantment uncovers why butterflies continue to inhabit such a profound place in our imagination. Today, the art of butterfly-watching can be a mindfulness practice for many; a Romantic escape from our industrialized existences. A first of its kind in combining the history of human interest in butterflies with a guide to practical observation, this pocket guide encourages us to nurture our curiosity and head out into our local...