A New Forest Reader: A Companion Guide to the New Forest, Its History and Landscape - Couverture souple

Defoe, Daniel; Cobbett, William; Gilpin, William; Heath, George Francis; Howitt, William; Wise, John R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0956837204 ISBN 13 : 9780956837202

Editeur : Hatchet Green Publishing, 2011

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

This well thought-out 332 page volume is an anthology of some of the most important historical writing on the history, landscape and wildlife of the New Forest... beautifully illustrated with more than 30 monochrome ink sketches and line drawings taken from the original publications. This is an excellent and delightful book which brings together the cream of bygone writings on the New Forest, many of which are now out of print and can be difficult to find or prohibitively expensive to purchase. This well-presented volume therefore makes a flavour of some of the best past observations on the Forest available to everyone. 'A New Forest Reader', edited by Ian McKay and published by Hatchet Green publishing, is incredibly good value at just £9.99, and is highly recommended. -- M.J. Nesbitt --The Lymington Times

Anyone with even a passing acquaintance with this unique place will find something of interest in here. The editor, Ian McKay, has drawn together writing from many well-known authors, including Daniel Defoe, William Cobbett, W.H. Hudson, William Gilpin and Heywood Sumner. The pieces stretch from 1776 to 1931. Reading them with the dates of writing in mind it is interesting how the perceptions of the forest changed. The growth of romanticism saw the woodlands lauded whilst the heaths, now endangered across lowland Britain, were described in the 19th century as "intolerable" by Cobbett on one of his rural rides in 1831. Only more recently have their austere beauty been universally appreciated. -- Andrew Napier --The Hampshire Chronicle

The New Forest has a fine literary tradition, having distinguished authors who have either written from within it or against the background it provided, sometimes both, and those who have written about it. Some of the most distinguished contributions within the latter are long out of print, and some can only be obtained at considerable expense on the second-hand market. In consequence of which their writings are becoming more and more distant from those concerned with, and for, the forest today. In the New Forest Reader, Ian McKay has chosen extracts from over 20 writers covering a period of nearly 150 years a must for those who want handy access into the literary riches attending our forest's history. -- Guardian Diarist Graham Long --New Forest Association News

Présentation de l'éditeur

With this anthology, follow in the footsteps of the most celebrated writers on the New Forest; including William Gilpin, John R. Wise, and Heywood Sumner, as well as 18th and 19th century diarists and chroniclers such as Daniel Defoe, William Cobbett, and Richard Heath. Among the many contributions on the natural history of the New Forest are writings by the celebrated naturalists W.H. Hudson, and C.J. Cornish, as well as the prolific writer on British woodlands, Francis George Heath. For anyone interested in the complex history and landscape of the New Forest, this anthology will prove fascinating.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hatchet Green Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0956837204
• ISBN 13: 9780956837202
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Ansted Alexander, Crane Walter, Etc.
• Nombre de pages: 332
• Éditeur: McKay Ian
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible