Books by Juliette

Cats Naturally
(Faber & Faber, 1991)

Cat lovers everywhere will be intrigued by the variety of natural foods, in addition to meat and fish, which are acceptable to cats, ranging from sweet corn to berries. Affectionate, clever, amusing and resourceful though they are, some cats do have behaviour problems, and these are dealt with here. Finally the list of names from all over the world will be invaluable when naming a kitten.

The Complete Herbal Handbook For The Dog And Cat
(Faber & Faber, 1955. Sixth edition 1992)

Since this book was first published, interest in and use of natural treatments for maintaining and restoring both human and animal health have greatly increased. The many new editions of Juliette's veterinary herbal books give proof of the progress made in this field in which she has been a pioneer.
"I have not the slightest hesitation in advising all who have the health and welfare of their dogs at heart to study the book." — Country Life

The Complete Herbal Handbook For Farm And Stable
(Faber & Faber, 1952. Fourth edition 1991) The first veterinary herbal ever to be published.

All farmers and horse owners interested in safeguarding and restoring their animals' health by natural, safe and inexpensive methods will find it invaluable.
"Every farmer should have this book, for used with common sense in combination with modern veterinary and farming methods it could help us to avoid some of the mistakes stemming from unlimited use of chemical fertilizers, insecticides, antibiotics and the like." — Farmer's Weekly

The Illustrated Handbook For Everyone
(Faber & Faber, 1974. Third edition 1991)

Published in USA as Common Herbs for Natural Health
(Schocken Books, 1976. Ash Tree Publishing 1997)
"The herbalist I respect most is Juliette de Bairacli Levy - a true healer with humility and love for people. I would advise anyone interested in herbs to go directly to her books." — Elaine Goldman Gill, author of A Herbal Sampler

Natural Rearing Of Children
(Faber & Faber, 1968) Published in USA as Nature's Children (Schocken Books, 1971, 1978. Ash Tree Publishing, 1997)

Forward by Helen Nearing.
"One of my favorite herbals since I first discovered it 30 years ago. Juliette's gentle guidance helped me and thousands of others to nourish our children with herbs and awaken their souls to nature."
— Rosemary Gladstar, herbalist and author of Herbal Healing for Women

As Gypsies Wander
(Faber & Faber, 1956) A Travel Book.

"Her sincerity gives a force almost Borovian to her gypsy revelations, whether they concern her friends in Surrey or their fiercer fellows in Spain and France, North Africa and Turkey where the sun is all but deified. The place is immaterial: wherever she finds them the author has a great heart for the gypsies, and much of what they have taught her and learned from her is embodied in this picture of their wandering life." — National Geographic Magazine

Wanderers In The New Forest
(Faber & Faber, 1958; 1977) A Travel Book. Forward by Augustus John. Tells of the three years Juliette spent with her two young children in a primitive cottage in the New Forest. Also a passionate plea for the Gypsies. This book was a Book of the Month Club.

"Her writing is vital, and it makes us share in this unfettered life which she and her children clearly much enjoyed in body and in spirit." — Country Life

Spanish Mountain Life
(Faber & Faber, 1961) A Travel Book.

This book tells about Juliette's time in the Sierra Nevadas of Spain. It was here where Juliette met her husband, got typhus, gave birth to her daughter, befriended the Gypsies, her baby was suckled by a goat and had many more adventures.

Summer In Galilee
(Faber & Faber, 1963) A Travel Book

"...a book as clean and sweet as a shepherd's flute." — Observer
"She emerges from the pages of this book as a person of infinite attraction."
— The Times Literary Supplement
"...this is more than a poet's guide -book to the Holy Land. It is a portrait of the author as a young woman; sensitive, adventurous, learned in out of door lore, and armed with the tenfold strength of deep simplicity." — Daily Telegraph

A Gypsy In New York
(Faber & Faber, 1965) A Travel Book

Juliette, her two young children and an Afghan hound explore the city's wild plants, its birds, the litter in the streets, the wrack along the rivers, the alley cats and of course the Gypsies.
"As a traveller, she makes other recorders of their journeys seem like waterflies skating over the surface of a pond. Her progress across a country is antlike, from stone to stone and from stalk to stalk of grass." — Stephen Spender

Traveler's Joy
(Keats Publishing, 1979; 1994) A Travel Book

An invaluable source of information and guidance for the open air traveler - even short term hikers and picnickers - this book is also a loving celebration of the freedom of the wanderer's life and the enjoyment of the wonders reserved for those who journey afoot.
"I definitely prescribe this book for all overworked care givers; take a few hours off to experience a different way of being, and possibly even get a glimpse of that Paradise that was once home to our ancestors, the hunters and gatherers, perhaps the last truly free and happy people." — Townsend Letter for Doctors

Look! The Wild Swans
(The C.W. Daniel Company, Ltd. and Bairacli Books, 1947)

A romantic novel set in Wales which tells the story of a young herbal healer.

The Bride Of Llew
(Faber & Faber, 1953)

A romantic novel which tells of the love between a disfigured young woman and a Gypsy man. The novel is a condemnation of capital punishment.

The Willow Wreath (a book of twenty poems)

The Cypress Wreath (a book of twenty poems)

The Yew Wreath (a book of twenty poems)


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