Beside the Seaside: A Celebration of the Place We Like to Be - Couverture rigide

Struthers, Jane

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0091940540 ISBN 13 : 9780091940546

Editeur : Ebury Press, 2011

Synopsis

A compendium of facts, fables, history and legends about the British seaside

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jane Struthers is the author of over twenty books, including Red Sky at Night: The Book of Lost Countryside Wisdom, Literary Britain and Ireland and Britain's Coastlines from the Air. She lives near Rye in East Sussex with her husband and two cats.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Can you remember why the sea is salty?
How does the moon affect the tide?
Where was Britain's most notorious place for smugglers?
And what were the mysteries of St Michael's Mount?

Whether it's with a bucket and space on a sandy beach or a windswept cliff-top walk, there is nothing like a trip to the sea. Beside the Seaside is an indispensable guide to seaside lore, with entertaining facts about everything from sea shanties and wreckers to crabs and jellyfish.

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There are almost as many stories about the sea as there are pebbles on the beach. Beside the Seaside is a book for anyone who has been captivated by the crash of waves on sand, thrilled to the exploits of pirates or delighted in an ice cream at the end of the pier.

Answering such questions as what to look for in rock pools, which are the best knots and how to avoid being cursed by a mermaid, Beside the Seaside is bursting with facts, fables, history and mystery about Britain's seaside and coast.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ebury Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0091940540
• ISBN 13: 9780091940546
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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