Forgotten Fruits: The stories behind Britain's traditional fruit and vegetables - Couverture souple

Stocks, Christopher

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099514745 ISBN 13 : 9780099514749

Editeur : Windmill Books, 2009

Synopsis

Forgotten Fruits Tells the stories behind Britain's rich heritage of fruit and vegetables. This book features the social and natural history that can appeal to gardeners and food aficionados. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In Forgotten Fruits, Christopher Stocks tells the fascinating - often rather bizarre - stories behind Britain's rich heritage of fruit and vegetables. Take Newton Wonder apples, for instance, first discovered around 1870 allegedly growing in the thatch of a Derbyshire pub. Or the humble gooseberry which, among other things, helped Charles Darwin to arrive at his theory of evolution. Not to mention the ubiquitous tomato, introduced to Britain from South America in the sixteenth century but regarded as highly poisonous for hearly 200 years.

This is a wonderful piece of social and natural history that will appeal to every gardener and food aficionado.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Christopher Stocks is a writer and journalist who has worked for, among others, Harpers & Queen, ES Magazine, Arena and Wallpaper, reporting on everything from Uruguayan beach resorts to an underground submarine base off the coast of Sweden. More recently he wrote a weekly gardening column for the Independent On Sunday, and he is a regular contributor to Gardens Illustrated. He collects unusual perfumes and old Shell Guides, won a 2007 Bridport Prize for his poetry, and shares a birthday with Donny Osmond and Hermione Gingold. Forgotten Fruits is his first book.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Windmill Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0099514745
• ISBN 13: 9780099514749
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336