{"product_id":"england-john-lewis-stempel-9781804992067","title":"England","description":"\u003cp\u003e'England's finest nature writer' (The Times) delivers is his most important work- an exploration of all the distinctive habitats that define the English landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngland's landscape is iconic - a tapestry of distinctive habitats that together make up a country unique for its rich diversity of flora and fauna. Concentrating on twelve habitats, John Lewis-Stempel leads us from estuary to park, chalk downland to woodland , river to field, village to moor, lake to heath, fen to coastal cliffs, in a book that is unquestionably his magnum opus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReferencing beloved great writers in whose footsteps he treads - Gilbert White, John Clare, W. H. Hudson, Richard Jefferies, Edward Thomas - and combining breathtakingly beautiful prose with detailed wildlife observation, botanical fact and ancient folklore, Lewis-Stempel immerses himself in each place, discovering their singular atmosphere, the play of the seasons; the feel of the wind in midwinter; the sounds of daybreak; how twilight settles. Each one - whether managed park or wild moor, plunging cliff or man-made Broads - has also shaped human life, forming our idea of ourselves and our sense of what 'England' means.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngland- A Natural History is the definitive volume on the English landscape, and the capstone of John Lewis-Stempel's nature writing.\n\u003cbr\u003e........................................................................................................\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'No-one comes close to Lewis-Stempel's ability to paint the English landscape in words. Maddeningly brilliant.' - Sally Coulthard, author of A Brief History of the Countryside in 100 Objects\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Lewis-Stempel","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47840205439219,"sku":"9781804992067","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781804992067.jpg?v=1759605163","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/england-john-lewis-stempel-9781804992067","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}