- Hardcover: 464 pages
- Publisher: Particular Books (2 July 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1846142121
- ISBN-13: 978-1846142123
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 13.8 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 265,196 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Marvellous... Every entry is a joy, there is a discovery on every page.
--SIMON HOGGART, THE GUARDIAN
--SIMON HOGGART, THE GUARDIAN
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In the 1960s Geoffrey Grigson travelled around England writing the story of the secret landscape that is all around us, if only we take the time to look and see. The result is a book that will take you on an imaginative journey, revealing hidden stories, unexpected places and strange phenomena.
From green men, ice-scratches, cross-legged knights and weathercocks to rainbows, clouds and stars; from place-names and poets to mazes, dene-holes and sham ruins, via avenues, dewponds and village greens, The Shell Country Alphabet will help you discover the world that remains, just off the motorway.
'Geoffrey Grigson resurrected the minor, the provincial and the parochial ... [he was] an erudite and unrivalled topographer ... ardent in promoting informed awareness of the distinctiveness of place' Toby Barnard
'An anthologist of genius' P.J. Kavanagh
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As a child I loved all the Shell Guides; Grigson was marvellous explorer of the byways of rural life, and the artwork (specially commissioned by Shell) was excellent. This was first published in 1966 I believe, and much of the material reflects the two post-War decades. The Shell oil company was quite an important patron of both the visual arts and the printed word for much of the last century. This is an ideal bedside book for dipping into for a calming few paragraphs before you turn the light off.
I would like to see a re-issue of the "Shell Country Book" from 1962 - the original and still the best, in my opinion.
I would like to see a re-issue of the "Shell Country Book" from 1962 - the original and still the best, in my opinion.
Format:Hardcover
Excellent!a delightful'dippable'book.Well worth the puchase,I will be refering to it time and time again.One or two ommisions but certainly not of any significance.A wonderful read.
7 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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A fascinating, wonderful, albeit rather old-fashioned guide to the British countryside. I'm guessing the 'Shell' in the title is the oil giant; perhaps this was commissioned by them to promote motoring, back in the days before global warming. I'd like to know; the text is somewhat coy on the subject. You can tell from the text which areas the author knew most about - my guess is church architecture and geology. His voice comes through very clearly, which is funny at times; it's not a dry reference work at all. There are some omissions, which is a shame; the first thing I looked up was 'cist' (ancient tombs found on Dartmoor) and it wasn't there. Lovely cover and binding, though.
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