Download or read book The Barley Bird written by Richard Mabey and published by . This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mabey explores the nightingale's link with Suffolk culture and landscape and traces the bird's course through myth, lore and tradition. He plumbs his subject for its fascinating literary and historical references and opens the readers ears to the bird itself and its extraordinary song.