Next to nature : a lifetime in the English countryside / Ronald Blythe ; introduced by Richard Mabey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blythe, Ronald, 1922-2023, author.

Contributor:

Mabey, Richard, 1941- writer of introduction.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blythe, Ronald, 1922-2023.

Blythe, Ronald.

Blythe, Ronald, 1922-2023--Diaries.

Country life--England--Stour Valley (Cambridgeshire, Essex, and Suffolk).

Country life.

Authors, English--20th century--Diaries.

Authors, English.

Genre:

Diaries.

Physical Description:

472 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Lifetime in the English countryside

Place of Publication:

London : John Murray, 2022.

Summary:

"Ronald Blythe lived at the end of an overgrown farm track deep in the rolling countryside of the Stour Valley, on the border between Suffolk and Essex. His home was Bottengoms Farm, a sturdy yeoman's house once owned by the artist John Nash. From here, Blythe spent almost half a century observing the slow turn of the agricultural year, the church year, and village life in a series of rich, lyrical rural diaries. Beginning with the arrival of snow on New Year's Day and ending with Christmas carols sung in the village church, Next to Nature invites us to witness a simple life richly lived. With gentle wit and keen observation Blythe meditates on his life and faith, on literature, art and history, and on our place in the landscape. It is a celebration of one of our greatest nature writers, and an unforgettable ode to the English countryside"--Publisher's description.

Notes:

Includes index.

"With contributions from Julia Blackburn, Mark Cocker, Ian Collins, Maggi Hambling, James Hamilton-Paterson, Alexandra Harris, Richard Holloway, Olivia Laing, Robert Macfarlane, Vikram Seth, Hilary Spurling, Frances Ward & Rowan Williams" --Page 4 of cover.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

1399804669

9781399804660

OCLC:

1336536771