Southern Rambles for Londoners: Walk the English countryside with S.P.B Mais’ famous 1948 guidebook! - Couverture souple

Mais, S P B

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1908402849 ISBN 13 : 9781908402844

Editeur : Old House Books, 2014

Synopsis

1948: with post-war Britain's sense 'dulled by traffic and by bombs', this pocket-sized book was a clarion call for readers to rediscover the beauties of the idyllic English countryside. Published by Southern Railways, it recounts the joys of listening to birdsong, picking whortleberries, gazing at the clouds and 'being genial' in the bars of tiny village inns - experiences that had been obscured by war, deprivation and the bus and train journeys that suburbanisation had brought. Offering twenty real country walks around Surrey and Kent, this guide reveals where the 1940s rambler would be 'most likely to find quietude and loveliness' - as well as the best cakes!

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

S.P.B. Mais (Stuart Petre Brodie Mais, 1885-1975) was a highly prolific British author, journalist, broadcaster, and schoolmaster. Popular from the 1920s to the 1950s, he wrote over 200 books, including travel guides and novels, and was a prominent BBC radio personality, famous for his enthusiastic, conversational style.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Old House Books
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908402849
• ISBN 13: 9781908402844
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible