EDINBURGH, August, 1830. 



To the present edition of the Natural History of Sel- 

 borne, the publishers have subjoined the Author's " Ob- 

 servations on Various Parts of Nature," his " Summary 

 of the Weather," " Naturalist's Calendar/' and the 

 original alphabetical Index, additions which cannot fail 

 to render the work more interesting and valuable. They 

 have also been induced to adopt an alteration, which, 

 they are persuaded, the reader will consider an improve- 

 ment. The work has hitherto consisted of two parts ; 

 the Letters in the first part being addressed to Thomas 

 Pennant, Esq., and those in the second to the Hon. 

 Daines Barrington. As both series, however, were 

 written simultaneously, and occasionally the same sub- 

 jects discussed in each, it has been deemed proper to 

 arrange the whole in Chronological order. 



It remains only to be added, that an apology would be 

 due to the student in natural history for the following 

 posthumous poems of the author being allowed to appear 

 in this edition, were it not believed that these relics of an 

 ingenious and amiable mind are likely to afford pleasure 

 to many readers. They are besides, partly descriptive of 

 the contemporary view of Selborne which accompanies 

 the volume, and which has been reduced by Ewbank, 

 from the interesting sketch of S. H. Grimm, prefixed to 

 the quarto edition of 1789. 



