Project Gutenberg 2022-04-05 Public domain in the USA. 149 Williamson, Henry 1895 1977 Tonson, Jacob Madison, William Williamson, Harry 23010427 The lone swallows $aUnited Kingdom :$bW. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.,$c1922. The lone swallows -- Lady Day in Devon -- The incoming of summer -- Haunt of the evejar -- A deserted quarry in February -- Vignettes of nature -- Hawk notes -- Prophet birds -- A bird mystic -- Samaritans -- Sportsmen of the rubbish-heaps -- Runaways -- London children and wild flowers -- Meadow grasses -- Tiger's teeth -- The outlaw -- Peregrines in love -- Midsummer night -- A feathered waster -- Invocation -- Cockney bird trippers -- "Fullness after dearth" -- Cuckoo notes -- Days of autumn -- Swallow brow: a fantasy -- Winter's eve -- Ernie -- A seed in waste places -- The change: a fantasy -- Proserpine's message -- Strix flammea. David E. Brown and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Lone Swallows" by Henry Williamson is a collection of nature essays written in the early 20th century. It explores the beauty and intricacies of the English countryside, often through the lens of its avian inhabitants, capturing the cycles of nature and the emotional responses they evoke in the author. The opening introduces themes of migration and the arrival of spring, focusing on the swallows as symbols of renewal and the interplay of life in the wild. At the start of "The Lone Swallows," the reader is immersed in a vivid depiction of the return of swallows to the English countryside after their long migration. The narrative paints a rich tapestry of the environment, detailing the beauty of the landscape as spring unfolds. The swallows, arriving in pairs, are described with tenderness and grace as they navigate their new surroundings amidst the blossoming flora. The passage evokes a sense of nostalgia and wonder, celebrating the interconnectedness of nature and the anticipation of new beginnings as various species, including birds and flowers, come alive with the promise of warmer days. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/loneswallows00williala/page/n5/mode/2up 20201124175440williamson 1922 GB Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Natural history -- Outdoor books English essays -- 20th century QH Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 279100 2025-06-27T04:12:16.455865 text/html 258557 2024-10-18T20:44:57 text/html 673560 2025-06-27T04:12:23.093774 application/epub+zip 672194 2025-06-27T04:12:18.274821 application/epub+zip 388240 2025-06-27T04:12:17.209849 application/epub+zip 1169058 2025-06-27T04:12:26.509792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 891572 2025-06-27T04:12:22.270775 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 847121 2022-09-30T13:41:40.230320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245485 2025-06-27T04:12:16.077828 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 225531 2024-10-18T20:44:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17590 2025-06-27T04:12:26.648752 application/rdf+xml 12255 2025-06-27T04:12:17.562804 image/jpeg 1670 2025-06-27T04:12:17.380798 image/jpeg 1179869 2025-06-27T04:12:16.498833 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