The Edge of the Sea
Author | : Rachel Carson |
Publisher | : Canongate Books |
Total Pages | : 301 |
Release | : 2021-06-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781786899156 |
ISBN-13 | : 1786899159 |
Rating | : 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Edge of the Sea written by Rachel Carson and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2021-06-03 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Edge of the Sea Rachel Carson introduces us to the 'strange and beautiful place' where the sea meets the land. She explores a tide pool, an inaccessible cave, and watches a lone crab on the shore at midnight. From these, and other, encounters she offers us not just a scientifically accurate study of the ecology of the seashore, but also a hauntingly beautiful account of the fragile balance of life found at the edge of the sea. The Edge of the Sea, like all her writing, sounds a prophetic alarm for the damage mankind is doing to the natural world, but also offers us inspiration: here is beauty, here is something worth saving.