Rainbow Dust: Three Centuries of Delight in British Butterflies

A scholarly and captivating excursion into the history of natural history, further enlivened by vivid portraits of some of the butterfly enthusiasts of the past -- Michael McCarthy * Independent * Never again will this reader, at least, take a butterfly for granted… Beautifully written and thoroughly researched, Rainbow Dust is a truly marvellous book -- Sophia Waugh, 5 stars * Telegraph * In Peter Marren Britain’s butterflies have found their champion. Is Rainbow Dust worth a flutter? Oh, absolutely -- John Lewis-Stempel * The Times * [A] superbly distilled statement on our national obsession with butterflies -- Mark Cocker * Spectator * Whether you know a lot or a little about butterflies, this is an essential read -- Peter Forbes * Independant *