The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach.

Henry Beston

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Topic

Sound of water Rain Wind Waves Nature

Author

Henry Beston

Source

The Outermost House

Genre

Nature writing Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1928 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Naturalist Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Beston, Henry. The Outermost House. Doubleday and Doran, 1928, ch. 3.

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