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Glaucus; Or, The Wonders of the Shore
Charles Kingsley · 1855
Charles Kingsley guides the reader along the British shore, observing seaweeds, shells, zoophytes, corals and other marine life. This illustrated 1855 natural history invites close attention to the forms and habits found between tide marks.
This edition
- Title
- Glaucus; Or, The Wonders of the Shore
- Author
- Charles Kingsley
- First published
- 1855
- Illustrated plates
- 30 original artworks · 6 open to everyone
- Chapters
- 5 · about 45,291 words
- Reading time
- 3 h 1 min
- Language
- EN
- Formats
- Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
- Publisher
- LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
- On LitLab since
- September 2026
- Rights
- Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
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