England A Natural History
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England’s landscape is iconic – a tapestry of distinctive habitats that together make up a country unique for its rich diversity of flora and fauna. Concentrating on twelve habitats, John Lewis-Stempe...
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England’s landscape is iconic – a tapestry of distinctive habitats that together make up a country unique for its rich diversity of flora and fauna. Concentrating on twelve habitats, John Lewis-Stempel leads us from estuary to park, chalk downland to woodland , river to field, village to moor, lake to heath, fen to coastal cliffs, in a book that is unquestionably his magnum opus. Referencing beloved great writers in whose footsteps he treads – Gilbert White, John Clare, W. H. Hudson, Richard Jefferies, Edward Thomas – and combining breathtakingly beautiful prose with detailed wildlife observation, botanical fact and ancient folklore, Lewis-Stempel immerses himself in each place, discovering their singular atmosphere, the play of the seasons; the feel of the wind in midwinter; the sounds of daybreak; how twilight settles. Each one – whether managed park or wild moor, plunging cliff or man-made Broads – has also shaped human life, forming our idea of ourselves and our sense of what ‘England’ means. England: A Natural History is the definitive volume on the English landscape, and the capstone of John Lewis-Stempel’s nature writing. ............................................................................. ........................... ‘No-one comes close to Lewis-Stempel’s ability to paint the English landscape in words. Maddeningly brilliant.’ - Sally Coulthard, author of A Brief History of the Countryside in 100 Objects
Detaljer
Forlag
Doubleday
ISBN
9780857526472
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
464
Udgivelsesdato
03-10-2024
Format
Hardback
Varenr.
3228035
EAN nr.
9780857526472
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
39
Bredde (mm)
242
Længde (mm)
165
Vægt (g)
696