The Moor

Lives Landscape Literature

Nonfiction, Travel, Adventure & Literary Travel, Art & Architecture, General Art
Cover of the book The Moor by William Atkins, Faber & Faber
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: William Atkins ISBN: 9780571290062
Publisher: Faber & Faber Publication: May 13, 2014
Imprint: Faber & Faber Language: English
Author: William Atkins
ISBN: 9780571290062
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication: May 13, 2014
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Language: English

In this deeply personal journey across our nation's most forbidding and most mysterious terrain, William Atkins takes the reader from south to north, in search of the heart of this elusive landscape. His account is both travelogue and natural history, and an exploration of moorland's uniquely captivating position in our literature, history and psyche.

Atkins may be a solitary wanderer across these vast expanses, but his journey is full of encounters, busy with the voices of the moors, past and present: murderers and monks, smugglers and priests, gamekeepers and ramblers, miners and poets, developers and environmentalists. As he travels, he shows us that the fierce landscapes we associate with Wuthering Heights and The Hound of the Baskervilles are far from being untouched wildernesses. Daunting and defiant, the moors echo with tales of a country and the people who live in it - a mighty, age-old landscape standing steadfast against the passage of time.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In this deeply personal journey across our nation's most forbidding and most mysterious terrain, William Atkins takes the reader from south to north, in search of the heart of this elusive landscape. His account is both travelogue and natural history, and an exploration of moorland's uniquely captivating position in our literature, history and psyche.

Atkins may be a solitary wanderer across these vast expanses, but his journey is full of encounters, busy with the voices of the moors, past and present: murderers and monks, smugglers and priests, gamekeepers and ramblers, miners and poets, developers and environmentalists. As he travels, he shows us that the fierce landscapes we associate with Wuthering Heights and The Hound of the Baskervilles are far from being untouched wildernesses. Daunting and defiant, the moors echo with tales of a country and the people who live in it - a mighty, age-old landscape standing steadfast against the passage of time.

More books from Faber & Faber

Cover of the book The Complete Book of Mothers-in-Law by William Atkins
Cover of the book Matt Millz on Tour! by William Atkins
Cover of the book John Osborne Plays 2 by William Atkins
Cover of the book Such Darling Dodos by William Atkins
Cover of the book Timberlake Wertenbaker Plays 1 by William Atkins
Cover of the book Simultaneous Learning by William Atkins
Cover of the book Dave Pigeon (Royal Coo!) by William Atkins
Cover of the book I Hear Voices by William Atkins
Cover of the book Girlhood by William Atkins
Cover of the book Hampton on Hampton by William Atkins
Cover of the book After My Fashion by William Atkins
Cover of the book Lloyd George by William Atkins
Cover of the book Dave Pigeon (Racer!) by William Atkins
Cover of the book Macavity by William Atkins
Cover of the book Midsummer [a play with songs] by William Atkins
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy