Kilvert's Diary
Kilvert's Diary

Author: Francis Kilvert

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2020-01-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1784875716

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Few have written more beautifully about the British countryside than Francis Kilvert. A country clergyman born in 1840, Kilvert spent much of his time visiting parishioners, walking the lanes and fields of Herefordshire and writing in his diary. Full of passionate delight in the natural world and the glory of the changing seasons, his diaries are as generous, spontaneous and vivacious as Kilvert himself. He is an irresistible companion. This new edition of William Plomer’s original selection contains new archival material as well as a fascinating introduction illuminating Kilvert’s world and the history of the diaries. ‘One of the best books in English’ Sunday Times 'Kilvert has touched and delighted (and mildly shocked) readers of his diaries ever since they were first published. New readers are in for a treat' Alan Bennett

A Ragged Schooling
A Ragged Schooling

Author: Robert Roberts

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1997-08-15

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781901341010

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In this autobiography, the author evokes his Edwardian childhood in his portrait of a vanished community as he tells how he and the other children of Salford struggled daily to survive the poverty that surrounded them.

The Age of Alexander
The Age of Alexander

Author: Plutarch

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2012-03-01

Total Pages: 664

ISBN-13: 0141970383

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Plutarch's parallel biographies of the great men in Greek and Roman history are cornerstones of European literature, drawn on by writers and statesmen since the Renaissance, most notably by Shakespeare. This selection provides intimate glimpses into the lives of these men, depicting, as he put it, 'those actions which illuminate the workings of the soul'. We learn why the mild Artaxerxes forced the killer of his usurping brother to undergo the horrific 'death of two boats'; why the noble Dion repeatedly risked his life for the ungrateful mobs of Syracuse; why Demosthenes delivered a funeral oration for the soldiers he had deserted in battle; and why Alexander, the most enigmatic of tyrants, self-destructed after conquering half the world.

Francis Kilvert and His World
Francis Kilvert and His World

Author: Frederick Grice

Publisher:

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 9780904573787

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Francis Kilvert born in 1840 at Hardenhuish, Wiltshire, England, was the son of Robert Kilvert and Thermulthis Coleman. He married Elizabeth Ann Rowland on 20 August 1879 at Wooton-by-Woodstock. Five weeks after his marriage he became ill and died 23 September 1879 at Bredwardine, Hereford, where he was Vicar. Elizabeth survived him by 30 years. She died in 1911.

At the Bright Hem of God
At the Bright Hem of God

Author: Peter J. Conradi

Publisher: Seren Books

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13:

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Based on the author's visit in 1965, this unique volume is written as a love letter to the mid-Wales county of Radnorshire. Within its autobiographical frame, this account covers the history and religious life of the area as reflected through its local writers and its adjacent townships, from 1176 to the present day. Exploring this fascinating location in detail, this investigation depicts its rural landscape as remote, wild, and renowned for shaping the lives of its inhabitants. Selecting key moments in its history--from the Middle Ages to the 21st century--this examination reviews the responses of writers as varied as Thomas Traherne, Bruce Chatwin, and Jean Jacques Rousseau. The result is a unique portrait of the county--what it is like to have lived there and to live there still--that captures the essence of a hidden part of Wales and Britain. Within this intriguing narrative, the various landscapes of borders--physical, emotional, and intellectual--from the author's own particular racial, religious, and spiritual identity are analyzed, forming a complementary exploration of the human condition.

Under the Tump
Under the Tump

Author: Oliver Balch

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2016-05-17

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 0571311970

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Sheep, hills and inbreds. The typical image of rural Wales is hardly flattering. So why is a little market town in the Welsh Marches attracting waves of newcomers? Hay-on-Wye is hardly 'typical'. Nestled under the Black Mountains, it's home to 20 second-hand bookshops and the UK's largest literary festival. Yet is that the sum of its appeal? From an old pottery workshop under a castle tump, Oliver Balch embarks on an entertaining expedition of his new home to find out who and what makes it tick. In his signature reportage style, his investigations take him to the weekly market with the Merry Widows and down the pub with the local old boys. He meets with ex-hippies up in the hills and visits a self-appointed King in his palace. Oliver Balch avoids romanticising the British countryside in favour of an honest and vividly told sketches of real life on the Welsh borders. An unusual portrait of a very unusual place.

Sheltie and the Snow Pony
Sheltie and the Snow Pony

Author: Peter Clover

Publisher: Puffin

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780141304489

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When Emma and Sheltie discover a very thin pony left to fend for himself on the snowy downs, Emma decides to rescue him. Eventually, the mystery of the pony is solved when it leads them to its owner - an old lady who lives on her own. She can't look after the pony, but can they find him a new home.