Natural History

The Fairy-Land of Science

by Arabella B. Buckley

Arabella Buckley was Charles Lyell’s secretary for many years, and then wrote science for children. These are lectures on sunbeams, dewdrops, bees and the life of a primrose, as magical, she says, as any fairy tale. She knew both Darwin and Wallace.

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Reading time

About 4 hr 10 min

Where to find it

The Naturalist’s Cabinet

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #5726. In the public domain in the United States.