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by Jenny Uglow

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In this superb biography, Uglow tells the story of the farmers son who influenced book illustration for a century to come. It is a story of violent change, radical politics, lost ways of life, and the beauty of the wild--a journey to the beginning of a lasting obsession with the natural world.

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Thomas Bewick's (1753-1828) History of British Birds was the first field guide for ordinary people, illustrated with woodcuts of astonishing accuracy and beauty. In Nature's Engraver, Jenny Uglow tells the story of the farmer's son from Tyneside who became one of Britain's greatest and most popular engravers. It is a story of violent change, radical politics, lost ways of life, and the beauty of the wild--a journey to the beginning of our lasting obsession with the natural world.

"A refined and engaging biography, as beautifully wrought, in its way, as Bewick's woodcuts."--New York Times

"Uglow's clear prose sparkles like Bewick's River Tyne."--Los Angeles Times

"This is a lovely book, not just in the quality and sympathy of the writing but in the care of its design and illustration. [Uglow] has turned a rich but undramatic life into a vignette as full of interest and details as one of Bewick's own woodcuts."--Sunday Telegraph

"A splendid biography. But it becomes an endearing one by the scattered presence of so many of Bewick's woodcuts."--Washington Post

"Another triumph for England's most innovative biographer, and a marvelous treat for fans of Bewick's beguiling work."--Kirkus Reviews

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  • Title Nature's Engraver: A Life of Thomas Bewick
  • Author Jenny Uglow
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 480
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press
  • Publication date 2009-05
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780226823911 / 0226823911
  • Weight 1.66 lbs (0.75 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 5.98 x 1.17 in (22.86 x 15.19 x 2.97 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1800-1850
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects Bewick, Thomas, Wood-engravers - England
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008045453
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Jenny Uglow is an editor at Chatto & Windus. Her books include Elizabeth Gaskell: A Habit of Stories; The Lunar Men, winner of the PEN International prize for history; and Hogarth: A Life and A World.

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