Project Gutenberg 2013-07-28 Public domain in the USA. 157 Michelet, Jules 1798 1874 Michelet, J. Giacomelli, Hector 1822 1904 Giacomelli, H. (Hector) L'oiseau. English The Bird Produced by Chris Curnow, Sonya Schermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Bird" by Jules Michelet is a natural history work written in the mid-19th century. The book serves as an eloquent and poetic exploration of birds and their relationships with humans and nature, emphasizing the beauty and significance of avian life. Michelet discusses various aspects of bird life, their habits, and their importance in ecosystems, manifesting a profound admiration for their existence. At the start of the text, Michelet reflects on his motivation to study nature and the profound influence of personal experiences that shaped his perspective. He shares a tender narrative that outlines his beginnings, familial ties, and his connection with nature, specifically birds. The opening portion reveals his intimate conversations with loved ones and mesmerizing anecdotes about the vibrant birdlife around him, setting an emotional and philosophical tone for the exploration to come. Through these reflections, the reader gets a sense of Michelet's passionate advocacy for birds and his plea for a harmonious coexistence with all living beings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43341/43341-h/images/i_cover.jpg en Birds QL Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 536403 536422 2024-09-18T08:03:27.552334 2023-09-19T04:15:33.112997 text/html text/html 537146 2013-07-28T09:26:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 8287738 2013-07-28T09:26:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 8750991 2024-09-18T08:03:39.877249 application/epub+zip 8759354 2024-09-18T08:03:31.307347 application/epub+zip 1105031 2024-09-18T08:03:29.408363 application/epub+zip 8888231 2024-09-18T08:03:45.834231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8655996 2024-09-18T08:03:37.910184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1033743 2022-09-19T18:22:04.895365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446372 446166 2024-09-18T08:03:25.365257 2023-09-19T04:15:31.360971 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 446041 2013-07-28T09:26:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 179434 2013-07-28T09:26:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 446056 2013-07-28T09:26:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 179243 2013-07-28T09:26:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20891 2024-09-18T08:03:46.091137 application/rdf+xml 23924 2024-09-18T08:03:29.581443 image/jpeg 3305 2024-09-18T08:03:29.495283 image/jpeg 9514958 2024-09-18T08:03:28.202409 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia