Mrs Moreau’s Warbler is a science book by author Stephen Moss.
Swallows and starlings, puffins and wrens, blue tits and blackbirds. They use these names so often that few of us ever stop to wonder about their origins.
The words we use to name the birds are some of the most lyrical and evocative in the English language. Incredible story: about epic expeditions, fierce battles between rival ornithologists, important historical events and touching romantic gestures.
Fascinating encounters with birds and the rich cast of characters that came up with their names, in Mrs. Moreau’s Warblers, Stephen Moss takes us on a remarkable journey through time. Humans and birds share the earth for the first time until our difficult coexistence, Moss shows how these names reveal a lot about ourselves and our relationship to the natural world. nature as well as about the creatures they describe.
