
The Nightingale is a unique and charming portrait of a famed yet elusive songbird.more This book reveals in beautiful detail the bird's song, habitat, characteristics and migration patterns, as well as the environmental issues that threaten its livelihood.įrom Greek mythology to John Keats, to Persian poetry and ‘A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square’, Lee delves into the various ways we have celebrated the nightingale through traditions, folklore, music, literature, from ancient history to the present day.
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Passionate conservationist, renowned musician and folk expert Sam Lee tells the full story of the nightingale. For thousands of years, its sweet song has inspired musicians, writers and artists around the world, from Germany, France and Italy to Greece, Ukraine and Korea. For thousands of years, its sweet song has inspired musicians, writers and artists around the world, from Germany, France and Italy t _Ĭome to the forest, sit by the fireside and listen to intoxicating song, as Sam Lee tells the story of the nightingale.Įvery year, as darkness falls upon woodlands, the nightingale heralds the arrival of Spring.

Every year, as darkness falls upon woodlands, the nightingale heralds the arrival of Spring. _ Come to the forest, sit by the fireside and listen to intoxicating song, as Sam Lee tells the story of the nightingale.
