Nature´s engraver. A Life of Thomas Bewick

Thomas Bewick´s (1753-1828) "History of British Birds" was the first field guide of its kind for ordinary people, illustrated with woodcuts of astonishing accuracy and beauty. In "Nature´s Engraver", Jenny Uglow tells the story of Bewick - 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.