1871. Volume One of Twenty Three, Riverby Edition. John Burroughs emerged from an obscure boyhood in the Catskill Mountains to write more than thirty books, create the genre of the nature essay, and become the preeminent nature writer of his day. Through his essays in books and popular magazines, John Burroughs taught countless Americans to appreciate nature. His first book, Wake-Robin, is mainly a book about about the Birds, or more properly an invitation to the study of Ornithology, and the purpose of the author will be carried out in proportion as it awakens and stimulates the interest of the reader in this branch of Natural History. Contents: The Return of the Birds; In the Hemlocks; The Adirondacks; Birds'-Nests; Spring at the Capital; Birch Browsings; The Bluebird; and The Invitation. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

約翰•巴勒斯（John Burroughs，1837－1921）巴勒斯一生的著作有20多部，多以描述自然、尤其是鳥類為主。其中《鳥與詩人》、《蝗蟲與野蜜》、《時間與變化》最為著名。他筆下的風景多是人們所熟悉和可以接近的，是那些人們自己的農場和院落裏的景色：樹林、原野、鳥兒和動物，因此令人感到格外親切，贏得瞭眾多的讀者。