{"product_id":"9780857526472","title":"England : A Natural History","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: John Lewis-Stempel\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEngland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3 October 2024 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Doubleday) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 464 pages, b\/w line illustrations and map\u003cbr\u003e166 x 243 x 41mm | 698g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A brilliant gift for anyone who loves the countryside' - Independent'A masterpiece' - Daily Mail‘Britain's finest nature writer’ – Telegraph'Assured and expert countryside writing' -TLS‘His immense, patient powers of observation – along with a flair for the anthropomorphic – mean he is able to offer a portrait of animal life that's rare in its colour and drama.’ – Observer‘That John Lewis-Stempel is one of the best nature writers of his generation is undisputed.’ – Country Life-----In a stunning package, with specially commissioned illustration and a map, England: A Natural History is the definitive volume on the English landscape and the capstone of John Lewis-Stempel's nature writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 England, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a stunning package, complete with decorated boards, endpapers, chapterheads and a map, England: A Natural History is the definitive volume on the English landscape and the capstone of John Lewis-Stempel's nature writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Lewis-Stempel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56152126095685,"sku":"9780857526472","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9780857526472.jpg?v=1762269546","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9780857526472","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}