Project Gutenberg 2015-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 237 Gosse, Philip Henry 1810 1888 Gosse, P. H. (Philip Henry) A Year at the Shore Produced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Year at the Shore" by Philip Henry Gosse is a natural history account written in the mid-19th century. The work intricately details the exploration of marine life and coastal environments, capturing the essence of the shoreline through descriptive passages and illustrations. Through the author's keen observations, readers are likely to delve into the life forms and habitats along the shore, gaining insight into the beauty and complexity of nature. The opening of "A Year at the Shore" sets the stage for a detailed examination of the coastal landscape and its inhabitants. Gosse vividly describes heavy waves crashing onto a shingle beach under a tumultuous sky. The narrative transitions into a first-person exploration as he climbs rocky cliffs, observing the powerful interaction of ocean and land. Along the way, he describes various marine creatures, such as the Purple-spotted Top and the Dog-whelk, highlighting their physical characteristics and behaviors. The emphasis on both the beauty of the external landscape and the intricate life within it establishes an engaging tone, inviting readers to appreciate the dynamic world at the shoreline. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Marine animals -- Great Britain QL Text Category: Travel Writing Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: Environmental Issues 619063 2025-07-19T14:26:16.969262 text/html 598046 2024-10-24T17:27:13 text/html 6594072 2025-07-19T14:26:29.623192 application/epub+zip 6589544 2025-07-19T14:26:19.515265 application/epub+zip 310588 2025-07-19T14:26:17.930282 application/epub+zip 6741526 2025-07-19T14:26:36.423159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6675157 2025-07-19T14:26:27.059208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432088 2022-09-22T08:42:18.169937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495963 2025-07-19T14:26:15.642260 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 476040 2024-10-24T17:27:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17020 2025-07-19T14:26:36.591180 application/rdf+xml 14975 2025-07-19T14:26:18.063265 image/jpeg 2756 2025-07-19T14:26:17.997276 image/jpeg 6304005 2025-07-19T14:26:17.209261 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia