{"product_id":"9781804992067-england","title":"England","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Natural History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e' A brilliant gift for anyone who loves the countryside' - \u003ci\u003eIndependent \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This extraordinarily fine writer tours England with an eye for every living thing. A work of beauty, deeply informed, a fantastic gift.' - \u003ci\u003eSaga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterpiece' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Britain's finest nature writer' - \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Full of evocative detail, this celebration of nature and place is bursting with historical details and lyrical observations of wildlife and landscape.' \u003ci\u003e- Countryfile magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘What we have here is the best of John Lewis-Stempel and the best of his vision of England.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘That John Lewis-Stempel is one of the best nature writers of his generation is undisputed.’ – \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-----\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow in paperback, with map and illustrations, \u003ci\u003eEngland: A Natural History \u003c\/i\u003eis the definitive volume on the English landscape and the capstone of John Lewis-Stempel's nature writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe English countryside is iconic: a series of distinctive habitats that unite to create a landscape that is unique for the rich diversity of our flora and fauna. In \u003ci\u003eEngland\u003c\/i\u003e, his most magisterial book to date, John Lewis-Stempel explores each in turn, taking us from coast to moor, from downs to field, from the park to the village to create a vivid living portrait of our natural history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his trademark lyrical prose, Lewis-Stempel reveals the hidden workings of each habitat: the clear waters and dragonflies; the bluebells, badgers and stag beetles; wild thyme; granite cliffs; rock pools and sandy beaches; red deer standing at ancient oaks; the wayside flowers of the lane; hedgehogs and hares; and snow on the high peak. Each landscape - be it calm green or wild moor, plunging cliff or flatland fen - has shaped our idea of ourselves, our sense of what it is to be in England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a stunning package, complete with decorated boards, endpapers, chapterheads and a map, \u003ci\u003eEngland: A Natural History \u003c\/i\u003eis the definitive volume on the English landscape and the capstone of John Lewis-Stempel's nature writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53526006628726,"sku":"9781804992067","price":9.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33737258.jpg?v=1744388388","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804992067-england","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}