Nature Near Home and Other Papers

Author(s)

• John Burroughs

Nature Near Home is one of many books on natural history by John Burroughs. It is full of simple observations about rural scenes and charming stories about animals, plants, and even people! Burroughs loves the creatures around him and derives great pleasure from his walks and studies in nature’s scenes. (Summary by Edith Phern)

1. Nature Lore
2. New Gleanings in Old Fields I. Live Natural History
3. New Gleanings in Old Fields II. The Barn Swallow
4. New Gleanings in Old Fields III. Insects
5. New Gleanings in Old Fields IV. The Dog
6. New Gleanings in Old Fields V. Wood Waifs
7. New Gleanings in Old Fields VI. An Interesting Plant
8. New Gleanings in Old Fields VII. Nature Near Home
9. Each After Its Kind
10. Nature Leaves I. In Warbler Time
11. Nature Leaves II. A Short Walk
12. In Field and Wood I. Intensive Observation
13. In Field and Wood II. From a Walker's Wallet