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Nature, Gardens & Animals

Springtime and Other Essays

Francis, Sir Darwin

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Sir Francis Darwin turns from botany to reminiscence, old instruments of music, and the odd names that fill our fiction. These essays wander gracefully from science to memory to the shawm and the virginal. Learned, personal, and quietly charming. A gentle collection from a thoughtful son of a famous father.

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30 chapters

  1. 1SPRINGTIME AND OTHER ESSAYS
  2. 2CONTENTS
  3. 3ILLUSTRATIONS
  4. 4SPRINGTIME [1]
  5. 5SOME NAMES OF CHARACTERS IN FICTION [15]
  6. 6THOMAS HEARNE, 1678–1735
  7. 7RECOLLECTIONS
  8. 8OLD INSTRUMENTS OF MUSIC [71]
  9. 9Bowed Instruments.
  10. 10Clavichord and Virginal.
  11. 11Wind Instruments.
  12. 12Shawms. [87]
  13. 13The Horn and Cornett.
  14. 14Trumpet and Sackbut.
  15. 15The Organ.
  16. 16Tabors and Nakers.
  17. 17Drum.
  18. 18Kettle-drums. [96c]

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