In July 1935, Robert Atkinson and John Ainslie set out on an ornithological search for the rare Leach's Fork-tailed Petrel. Their quest was to last for twelve years and took them from their Oxford base to many of the remote and often deserted islands off the north-west coast of Scotland.Island Going is the account of their adventure.
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La scrittura di Robert Atkinson esplora un profondo legame con le Ebridi, un luogo che scoprì da giovane e a cui tornò per tutta la vita. La sua prosa è caratterizzata da uno stile lirico e da un'acuta osservazione, che immerge il lettore nell'atmosfera della vita insulare. Cattura la bellezza duratura e le tradizioni di questi paesaggi remoti, riflettendo un profondo affetto per il loro splendore naturale e la loro gente resiliente. L'opera di Atkinson celebra lo spirito del luogo e il fascino duraturo delle isole che tanto ammirava.





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