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Following on from the hit BBC series Victorian Farm, this book accompanies a new 12-part BBC series. This time, Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn take a leap forward in time to immerse themselves in an Edwardian community in the West Country. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Morwellham Quay was situated in a bustling and commercially prosperous region - a stunning rural landscape encompassing rolling farmland, wild moorland, tidal river, coast and forest, which supported a vibrant and diverse economy. Ruth, Peter and Alex will spend a year exploring all aspects of this working landscape - restoring boats, buildings and equipment, cultivating crops. fishing, rearing animals and rediscovering the lost heritage of this fascinating era as well as facing the challenges of increasingly commercial farming practices, fishing and community events.
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Historian Ruth Goodman is an expert in nineteenth-century social and domestic history and has appeared in a number of television series, most recently Victorian Pharmacy. Alex Langlands is an archeologist and historian and has had a fascination with the British landscape since early childhood. Peter Ginn is also an archeologist and has been involved in a great deal of experimental archeology; Edwardian Farm represents the third time his has dropped everything to become a farmer for a year - the first being with Alex and Ruth in Tales from a Green Valley, then Victorian Farm and now this exciting adventure.
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77 of 78 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The 'Victorian Farm' series with its re-creation of a Victorian working farm was a must-see TV programme for me, and indeed, was one of BBC 2's biggest hits.
As I write this, the 'Edwardian Farm' series has just started and I couldn't resist temptation, I had to buy the book.
It's wonderful - packed full of detail about Edwardian rural life, not just on the farm, but further afield.
Peter, Ruth and Alex are first-class historians, first and foremost, and this book, written by all three of them refers to many of the contemporary resources that they used to ensure that the Edwardian farm was as accurate as possible.
As with the Victorian Farm, their experiences are completely hands-on, using expert knowledge and specialist advisors. They walked the walk, as well as talking the talk - scraping a hide at a tannery, going out on a fishing trawler without the benefit of modern fish-finders.
Setting the Edwardian Farm near the Devon-Cornwall coast was a stroke of genius, as it enables a much wider picture of rural life than was possible in the Victorian Farm's landlocked Shropshire - and gave the hard-working team a day out at the seaside.
The emphasis on the Edwardian farmer's need to diversify, whilst still making a profit is far more of a focus in this book than on the Victorian farm. It's a wonder our heroes didn't feel swamped by all their projects - a trout hatchery, a market garden, rearing farm stock, making their own quicklime.
There are recipes of the period, provided by Ruth and the stories behind some of them - the heroism commemorated by Stargazy Pie for example. This is the story of Tom Bawcock of Mousehole, who saved the community from starvation by putting to sea in dreadful weather and bringing home a record catch. Clearly the brave men of the Penlee lifeboat had forebears made of the same stuff.
The book is also beautifully designed- each of the trio has their own diaries running throughout the book which appear on many of the pages to complement the information given and to give their own personal insights.
This ensures that the information is so much more than just dry facts. The book is absolutely packed with line drawings and stills from the TV programme, which add so much to it.
This wealth of information is presented in large chapters under different categories - The Farm, One Foot on the Land, One Foot in the Sea, Leisure and Relaxation, Domestic Life and finally, Local Industry and is comprehensively indexed. There are a few minor typos -'rights' for 'rites' for example - but nothing to spoil the enjoyment of the book.
For anyone interested in social history and/or the Edwardian period, this book is an absolute must. Anyone who enjoyed Victorian Farm will find this even more enjoyable and a more in-depth evocation of an era.
This is one book I will never part with. The information can never date and will still enthrall me many years hence I am sure. Very highly recommended.
As I write this, the 'Edwardian Farm' series has just started and I couldn't resist temptation, I had to buy the book.
It's wonderful - packed full of detail about Edwardian rural life, not just on the farm, but further afield.
Peter, Ruth and Alex are first-class historians, first and foremost, and this book, written by all three of them refers to many of the contemporary resources that they used to ensure that the Edwardian farm was as accurate as possible.
As with the Victorian Farm, their experiences are completely hands-on, using expert knowledge and specialist advisors. They walked the walk, as well as talking the talk - scraping a hide at a tannery, going out on a fishing trawler without the benefit of modern fish-finders.
Setting the Edwardian Farm near the Devon-Cornwall coast was a stroke of genius, as it enables a much wider picture of rural life than was possible in the Victorian Farm's landlocked Shropshire - and gave the hard-working team a day out at the seaside.
The emphasis on the Edwardian farmer's need to diversify, whilst still making a profit is far more of a focus in this book than on the Victorian farm. It's a wonder our heroes didn't feel swamped by all their projects - a trout hatchery, a market garden, rearing farm stock, making their own quicklime.
There are recipes of the period, provided by Ruth and the stories behind some of them - the heroism commemorated by Stargazy Pie for example. This is the story of Tom Bawcock of Mousehole, who saved the community from starvation by putting to sea in dreadful weather and bringing home a record catch. Clearly the brave men of the Penlee lifeboat had forebears made of the same stuff.
The book is also beautifully designed- each of the trio has their own diaries running throughout the book which appear on many of the pages to complement the information given and to give their own personal insights.
This ensures that the information is so much more than just dry facts. The book is absolutely packed with line drawings and stills from the TV programme, which add so much to it.
This wealth of information is presented in large chapters under different categories - The Farm, One Foot on the Land, One Foot in the Sea, Leisure and Relaxation, Domestic Life and finally, Local Industry and is comprehensively indexed. There are a few minor typos -'rights' for 'rites' for example - but nothing to spoil the enjoyment of the book.
For anyone interested in social history and/or the Edwardian period, this book is an absolute must. Anyone who enjoyed Victorian Farm will find this even more enjoyable and a more in-depth evocation of an era.
This is one book I will never part with. The information can never date and will still enthrall me many years hence I am sure. Very highly recommended.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The 'Edwardian Farm' TV programme is quite remarkable in every respect. This book is the equal of the programme & a beautifully produced souvenir of all aspects of the people, places & situations as featured on TV. The printing, binding, choice of type, photographs etc. are all quite superb. It is an object to be treasured - as I do mine !
Would make a great present for anyone with a love for the countryside & its history.
Would make a great present for anyone with a love for the countryside & its history.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Its hard to find a bad thing to say about this series. Its a set of academics (historians and archaeologists I think) who go and run a farm, as if it were the Edwardian times. The great thing about this show is that it feels as much a soap opera as it does a documentary. As you progress through the series, you want each of their projects to succeed, not knowing what the seasons will bring. You'll also learn a nit about the Edwardian era. In my opinion, what makes this so different, and a DVD that you'd want to buy, is that the presenters clearly enjoy their work, and that comes across to the viewer, so you enjoy it, and you share that enjoyment through watching.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A great book to have.
The TV series of the same title is something one can watch again and again and the same comment applies to the book. Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. S. Gilbert
A good book
An excellent book following the TV series. I did not find this as interesting as Victorian Farm and Series but it is still worth watching the series and reading the book. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Alexia
Edwardian Farm
This book did not need much information as it followed the TV programme.
All anyone requires is a brief description of the contents. Read more
All anyone requires is a brief description of the contents. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Megan
edwardian farm
This is a lovely book I really enjoyed the series and I wish we could go back to some of the old ways, though life in edwardian times seemed so harsh
Published 15 months ago by Mrs. M. Watt
Edwardian Farm
Already have Victorian Farm, loved it, like reading alot on History.
Love Edwardian Farm. How hard they worked back then.
Love Edwardian Farm. How hard they worked back then.
Published 15 months ago by Anne Cockburn
Edwardian Farm
I really loved the TV series of this, and felt I just had to buy the book. The TV series followed a year spent on the farm at Morwhellam, in Devon, by the three presenters, Alex,... Read more
Published 15 months ago by moonraker girl
edwardian farm
A byegone age brought vividly to life exposing the raw truth of how we used to live .Any one intersted in histry will find this series amust to watch ,its like stepping back... Read more
Published 16 months ago by sparrow
Fantastic social history
I loved the "Victorian Farm" TV series and its associated book and this is even better. I have been working for several years on the analysis of the wages books of my mother's... Read more
Published 16 months ago by P. A. Loader
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