The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, or just The Natural History of Selborne is a book by English parson-naturalist Gilbert White. It was first published in 1789 by his brother Benjamin. I
Title page of 1813 edition
Foldout frontispiece, North East view of Selborne from the Short Lythe, drawn by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm
Half-title oval illustration where the hermit hangs his straw-clad cell in the 1813 edition of Gilbert White's Natural History of Selborne. Painting by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm; engraved by William Angus. The "hermit" was Henry White, dressed to look picturesque.
Correspondent: the Welsh author and naturalist Thomas Pennant
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Selborne is a village in Hampshire, England, 3.9 miles south of Alton, and just within the northern boundary of the South Downs National Park. The village receives visitors because of its links with t
The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne
…by White and William Markwick of the first appearances in the year of different animals and plants in South East England, particularly in and around Selborne and Sussex; and observations of natural history organized more or less systematically by species and group. A second volume, less often reprinted…
Gilbert White's house, The Wakes
St Mary's Church, Selborne
Gilbert White's house, The Wakes, now a museum, viewed from the back gardens in 2010