Ring of Bright Water
Published on 7. July 2014
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-910065-09-9 (ISBN)
Description
Ring of Bright Water is an autobiographical work by Gavin Maxwell. Hailed a masterpiece when it was first published, the story of Gavin Maxwell's life with otters on the remote west coast of Scotland remains one of the most lyrical, moving descriptions of a man's relationship with the natural world.
Reviews / Votes
"One of the outstanding wildlife books of all time." -New York Herald TribuneMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Unicorn Publishing Group
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 217 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
724 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-910065-09-9 (9781910065099)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Gavin Maxwell was born in 1914. In 1945 he bought the small Hebridean island of Soay and tried to establish a shark fishery. This resulted in his first book, Harpoon at a Venture. In 1960 Ring of Bright Water appeared, of which there are more than a million copies in print in English. An abridged and pictorial children's version, The Otter's Tale, was published in 1962, and a sequel, The Rocks Remain, in 1963. Gavin Maxwell died in 1969.