Narrow Boat - Couverture souple

Rolt, L. T. C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0750908068 ISBN 13 : 9780750908061

Editeur : Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

First published in 1944, this book has been said by many to have started a revival of interest in the English waterways. It was on a spring day in 1939 that L.T.C. Rolt first stepped aboard Cressy. This is the story of how he and his wife adapted and fitted out the boat as a home and recreates the journey of some 400 miles that they made along the network of waterways in the Midlands. It recalls the boatmen and their craft, and celebrates the then seemingly timeless nature of the English countryside through which they passed.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

First published in 1944, and now reissued with a new section of black and white plates, this book has become a classic on its subject, and may be said to have started a revival of interest in the English waterways. It was on a spring day in 1939 that L.T.C Rolt first stepped aboard Cressy. This engaging book tells the story of how he and his wife adapted and fitted out the boat as a home and recreates the journey of some 400 miles that they made along the network of waterways in the Midlands. It recalls the boatmen and their craft, and celebrates the then seemingly timeless nature of the English countryside through which they passed. As Sir Compton Mackenzie wrote, 'it is an elegy of classic restraint unmarred by any trace of sentiment' for a way of life and a rural landscape which have now all but disappeared. 'His Pen,' he continued, 'is as sure as the brush of a Cotman. Narrow Boat will go on the shelf with White and Cobbett and Hudson.'

Présentation de l'éditeur

First published in 1944, and now reissued with new black-and-white illustrations and a foreword by Jo Bell, Canal Laureate, this book has become a classic on its subject, and may be said to have started a revival of interest in the English waterways. It was on a spring day in 1939 that L.T.C. Rolt first stepped aboard Cressy. This engaging book tells the story of how he and his wife adapted and fitted out the boat as a home, and recreates the journey of some 400 miles that they made along the network of waterways in the Midlands. It recalls the boatmen and their craft, and celebrates the then seemingly timeless nature of the English countryside through which they passed. As Sir Compton Mackenzie wrote, it is an elegy of classic restraint unmarred by any trace of sentiment for a way of life and a rural landscape that have now all but disappeared.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sutton Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0750908068
• ISBN 13: 9780750908061
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Watkins-Pitchford Denys
• Nombre de pages: 212
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible