- Published: 3 November 2016
- ISBN: 9781473522947
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 400
The Man Who Ate the Zoo
Frank Buckland, forgotten hero of natural history
- Published: 3 November 2016
- ISBN: 9781473522947
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 400
Girling brings to rip-roaring life a fascinating Victorian figure of whom few have ever heard; I so wish I could invite Frank Buckland over for dinner.
Dave Goulson, author of A Sting in the Tale
Hugely entertaining.
Jeremy Paxman
A rollicking biography.
National Geographical Traveller
[A] tumultuously entertaining biography… [An] irresistibly engaging book.
Sunday Times
A rollicking ride through eccentric Victorian England. Frank Buckland is the most engaging of subjects...Girling's infectious enthusiasm for his subject shines through
The Times
This brilliantly entertaining biography argues persuasively why his memory, too, is worthy of conservation.
The Economist
[An] engaging book… The anecdotes will, of course, keep you turning the pages, but the author never loses sight of Buckland’s importance as a scientific figure.
Eastern Daily Press
[A] lively biography.
Nature
[A] rousing, brilliantly written book.
Hephzibah Anderson, Mail on Sunday
An irresistibly engaging account of the life of the David Attenborough of the Victorian era.
Sunday Times
A long-overdue corrective… Girling is an amiable companion with whom to wander the maze of Buckland’s life.
Tim Auld, Daily Telegraph
It was a delight to be introduced to this largely forgotten polymath of that great age of scientific discovery, the 19th century.
Tony Rennell, Daily Mail
After decades of neglect, Richard Girling has brought Buckland out of the shadows with panache. Buckland was clearly a man of parts who exuded bonhomie from every pore… It is impossible not to be left with the impression that Frank Buckland was one of the most remarkable men who ever lived; and Girling does him proud
Serenhedd James, Church Times
Richard Girling’s engaging biography chronicles Buckland’s visionary ideas on conservation, as well as his many eccentricities.
Jane Shilling, Daily Mail