#1 Ring of Bright Water

Ring of Bright Water

Gavin Maxwell
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Hailed a masterpiece when it was first published, the story of Gavin Maxwell's life with otters on the remote west coast of Scotland remains one of the most lyrical, moving descriptions of a man's relationship with the natural world. ""One of the outstanding wildlife books of all time.""-New York Herald Tribune First published 1960 by Longmans, Green & Co.
Genres: NonfictionNatureAnimalsMemoirScotlandBiographyTravelAutobiographyClassicsScience
240 Pages

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