The Ravenmaster: my life with the ravens at the Tower of London [First edition] 9780374717131, 0374717133, 9781443455947, 1443455946

"A narrative by the Tower of London's official Ravenmaster about what it's like to live among the ravens

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English Pages (viii, 241 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations, maps Year 2018

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The Ravenmaster: my life with the ravens at the Tower of London [First edition]
 9780374717131, 0374717133, 9781443455947, 1443455946

Table of contents :
Silhouette --
Ravenmaster --
The rules --
Roll call --
Bird life --
Tower Green --
Biscuits and blood --
The menagerie --
Black birds --
The raven spreads his wings --
The great escape --
Resistance to interrogation --
Citizens of the world --
Double hatting --
The story --
Application --
Speaking in Ravenish --
Bird brains --
Ravenology --
The legend of the ravens at the Tower --
Blood swept lands and seas of red --
My mistress' eyes are raven black --
Birds and books --
Death and the raven --
The ghosts of my life --
And so to bed --
Great traditions --
Sentinels of the White Tor --
Rising above.

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