The Old Ways : A Journey on Foot
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0141030585
ISBN-13
9780141030586
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint
Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 30th, 2013
Print length
448 Pages
Weight
354 grams
Dimensions
19.60 x 13.00 x 3.40 cms
Product Classification:
United Kingdom, Great BritainTravel writing
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Following the tracks, drove-roads and sea paths that form part of a vast ancient network of routes criss-crossing the British Isles and beyond, the author discovers a lost world - a landscape of the feet and the mind, of pilgrimage and ritual, of stories and ghosts; above all of the places and journeys which inspire and inhabit our imaginations.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE
The original bestseller from the beloved author of UNDERLAND, LANDMARKS and THE LOST WORDS - Robert Macfarlane travels Britain''s ancient paths and discovers the secrets of our beautiful, underappreciated landscape
''The Old Ways confirms Macfarlane''s reputation as one of the most eloquent and observant of contemporary writers about nature'' Scotland on Sunday
Following the tracks, holloways, drove-roads and sea paths that form part of a vast ancient network of routes criss-crossing the British Isles and beyond, Robert Macfarlane discovers a lost world - a landscape of the feet and the mind, of pilgrimage and ritual, of stories and ghosts; above all of the places and journeys which inspire and inhabit our imaginations.
''Sublime... It sets the imagination tingling, laying an irresistible trail for readers to follow'' Sunday Times
''Read this and it will be impossible to take an unremarkable walk again'' Metro
''He has a rare physical intelligence and affords total immersion in place, elements and the passage of time: wonderful'' Antony Gormley
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE
The original bestseller from the beloved author of UNDERLAND, LANDMARKS and THE LOST WORDS - Robert Macfarlane travels Britain''s ancient paths and discovers the secrets of our beautiful, underappreciated landscape
''The Old Ways confirms Macfarlane''s reputation as one of the most eloquent and observant of contemporary writers about nature'' Scotland on Sunday
Following the tracks, holloways, drove-roads and sea paths that form part of a vast ancient network of routes criss-crossing the British Isles and beyond, Robert Macfarlane discovers a lost world - a landscape of the feet and the mind, of pilgrimage and ritual, of stories and ghosts; above all of the places and journeys which inspire and inhabit our imaginations.
''Sublime... It sets the imagination tingling, laying an irresistible trail for readers to follow'' Sunday Times
''Read this and it will be impossible to take an unremarkable walk again'' Metro
''He has a rare physical intelligence and affords total immersion in place, elements and the passage of time: wonderful'' Antony Gormley
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