One of the things I most enjoy about Mark Avery’s Sunday book reviews is his coverage in them of books that don’t always make it across the Atlantic. Such is the case once again with his review this week of Prof. Philip Howse‘s Bee Tiger; The Death’s Head Hawk-moth Through the Looking-glass from Brambleby Books.
Brambleby, the Devon-based independent publisher of natural history books, is a superb small publisher of such works as this one. Unfortunately, I only see copies of their books when I’m in the UK – which, thanks to the ongoing pestilence, I haven’t now been since August of 2019.
Fortunately, Mark, based in England as he is, has ready access to their publications, and he seems to be pretty impressed with this one. “I enjoyed this book hugely – and rather more than I thought I might” begins Mark. You can find out why by visiting his website and reading Mark’s entire review.
Links to Dr. 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.
