Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Colour:
Image not available

 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.
Tell the Publisher!
I’d like to read this book on Kindle

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

I'll Tell You About Harry [Paperback]

Mick Stuart (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


Books Trade-In
Amazon.co.uk Trade-In Store
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. Learn more.

Product details

  • Paperback: 46 pages
  • Publisher: Bothy Media (10 Aug 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0956303404
  • ISBN-13: 978-0956303400
  • Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 14.4 x 0.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,553,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

More About the Author

› Visit Amazon's Mick Stuart Page
Mick Stuart
Discover books, learn about writers, and more.

Product Description

About the Author

Mick had befriended a gull as a child when he was laid up with a badly cut foot on the island of Gigha. The injury might well have denied him a career in the British Royal Navy. Then came the war and he enlisted. The scar on his foot was ignored. In 1944, having completed the training for a commission in the RNVR, he was transferred to the Indian Army and served with the Gurkhas until Indian independence in 1947. Transfer between armed forces was unheard of, in wartime, but thirteen did so when Burma was rapidly consuming personnel and the navy was overstaffed after the Normandy landings. He gained a B.Sc. in agriculture at Edinburgh University and returned to Gigha to farm with horses and Ayrshire cows. He became a development officer with the Scottish Education Department after teaching farming in the Borders Region of Scotland. His task was to rationalise the land based subjects both in content and assessment. Retirement on the island of Islay provided every opportunity to indulge his childhood pursuits, that of watching nature, photographing the birds, flowers, otters, deer and seals. This produced the book "I'll Tell You About Harry". He found time to write his account of the war as he had seen it and included in "The Signaller Wren" are the letters from a loyal wren he had met in the navy and a great number of photographs and illustrations. Other books are to follow soon.

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

Customer Reviews

5 star
1
4 star
1
3 star
0
2 star
0
1 star
0
4.5 out of 5 stars
2 reviews
4.5 out of 5 stars
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Not anthropomorphic 1 Oct 2009
By Mick Stuart
Format:Paperback
Friendship with Harry, a herring gull, and now with his widow for twenty years. Harry died in 1994 and Mrs.H had to defend the territory most forcefully to prevent being ousted. She has earned the right to stay and is now respected by other gulls. She has not taken another mate and does not go off at nesting time. She was jealous of the author's friendship with Harry but now accepts that he is not as bad as she once thought.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Yes
No
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting and unusual book 24 Sep 2011
By Stuart
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Although quite slim this book contains an interesting collection of thoughts and comments relating to the shared life of the author and Harry, a herring gull. It tracks the life of Harry and his mate, Mrs. H, and their interaction with the author and contains some beautiful and unusual photos (in colour) of their life together in a most beautiful part of Scotland.

I didn't set out to specifically learn about the herring gull but found myself doing so without effort due to the authors explanation of Harry and Mrs. H's life together. I'm not sure if the subject will ever some up in a quiz, but I'll be ready with the answers if it does!

An interesting and enjoyable book that I can highly recommend.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Yes
No
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

There's a problem loading this menu at the moment.

Learn more about Amazon Prime.

    Your Shopping Basket is empty.

    Give it purpose -- fill it with books, DVDs, clothes, electronics and more.

    If you already have an account, sign in.

    There's a problem previewing your shopping basket at the moment.

    Check your Internet connection and go to your cart, or try again.

    View Shopping Basket (0 items)

      Customer Discussions

      This product's forum
      Discussion Replies Latest Post
      Understanding wild animals 0 24 Oct 2009
      › See all discussions...  
      Start a new discussion
      Topic:
      First post:
      Prompts for sign-in
       

      Search Customer Discussions
         

      Listmania!

      Create a Listmania! list

      Look for similar items by category

      Feedback