As publisher of The Well-read Naturalist, I take great pride in my ability to locate and secure interesting books for review. However I doff my well-worn fedora to Mark Avery in his uncanny ability to find books that are well off my proverbial radar.
In this week’s review, for example, Mark takes up the privately published A Wild Life by the late Sir Anthony Milbank and David Williams. A coffee-table sized collection of photographs and commentary about the decades-long work that Sir Anthony undertook to make his Barningham Estate on the North Yorkshire – Durham border a haven for wildlife.
While the book itself is reported to be a bit on the costly side, all the profits from its sale will, as Mark explains, go to Marie Curie, which – according to Lady Milbank – provided such excellent care to Sir Anthony at the end of his life.
Links to Mark Avery’s Sunday book reviews appear in The Well-read Naturalist by special arrangement. You can find all of Mark’s past reviews as well as a wide-ranging collection of his other writings on his Standing Up for Nature website. Mark’s opinions regarding the books he reviews are his own.
