Author: Henry Williamson
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
"The Lone Swallows" by Henry Williamson is HW's second published book. The book is a collection of nature essays, most of which had already been published in newspapers and magazines: they are HW's first attempts to 'describe the common sights and sounds of the English countryside', as he stated in his own 'Compiler's Note' that fronts the first edition.
The Lone Swallows
Author: Henry Williamson
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
"The Lone Swallows" by Henry Williamson is HW's second published book. The book is a collection of nature essays, most of which had already been published in newspapers and magazines: they are HW's first attempts to 'describe the common sights and sounds of the English countryside', as he stated in his own 'Compiler's Note' that fronts the first edition.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
"The Lone Swallows" by Henry Williamson is HW's second published book. The book is a collection of nature essays, most of which had already been published in newspapers and magazines: they are HW's first attempts to 'describe the common sights and sounds of the English countryside', as he stated in his own 'Compiler's Note' that fronts the first edition.
The Lone Swallows
Author: Henry Williamson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The Lone Swallows and Other Essays of the Country Green
Author: Henry Williamson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The Lone Swallow
Author: Henry Williamson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Devon (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Devon (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The Lone Swallows
The Lone Swallows and Other Essays of Boyhood and Youth
Author: Henry Williamson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
In the Orchard, the Swallows
Author: Peter Hobbs
Publisher: House of Anansi
ISBN: 1770892117
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
A Guardian Book of the Year and Chapters/Indigo Best Book In the foothills of a mountain range in northern Pakistan is a beautiful orchard. Swallows wheel and dive silently over the branches, and the scent of jasmine threads through the air. Pomegranates hang heavy, their skins darkening to a deep crimson. Neglected now, the trees are beginning to grow wild, their fruit left to spoil on the branches. Many miles away, a frail young man is flung out of prison gates. Looking up, scanning the horizon for swallows in flight, he stumbles and collapses in the roadside dust. His ravaged body tells the story of fifteen years of brutality. Just one image has held and sustained him through the dark times -- the thought of the young girl who had left him dumbstruck with wonder all those years ago, whose eyes were lit up with life. A tale of tenderness in the face of great and corrupt power, In The Orchard, The Swallows is a heartbreaking novel written in prose of exquisite stillness and beauty.
Publisher: House of Anansi
ISBN: 1770892117
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
A Guardian Book of the Year and Chapters/Indigo Best Book In the foothills of a mountain range in northern Pakistan is a beautiful orchard. Swallows wheel and dive silently over the branches, and the scent of jasmine threads through the air. Pomegranates hang heavy, their skins darkening to a deep crimson. Neglected now, the trees are beginning to grow wild, their fruit left to spoil on the branches. Many miles away, a frail young man is flung out of prison gates. Looking up, scanning the horizon for swallows in flight, he stumbles and collapses in the roadside dust. His ravaged body tells the story of fifteen years of brutality. Just one image has held and sustained him through the dark times -- the thought of the young girl who had left him dumbstruck with wonder all those years ago, whose eyes were lit up with life. A tale of tenderness in the face of great and corrupt power, In The Orchard, The Swallows is a heartbreaking novel written in prose of exquisite stillness and beauty.
The Lone Swallows (Classic Reprint)
Author: Henry Williamson
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483351677
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Excerpt from The Lone Swallows Winter's Eve, the first attempt to describe the common sights and sounds of the English countryside, I include for reasons Of sentiment. Nature writing, I have been told by some authorities on art, is regarded as a trivial thing nature. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483351677
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Excerpt from The Lone Swallows Winter's Eve, the first attempt to describe the common sights and sounds of the English countryside, I include for reasons Of sentiment. Nature writing, I have been told by some authorities on art, is regarded as a trivial thing nature. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
One Lone Swallow
Author: Corinne Fenton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781922326195
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Set in Florence, Italy in 1805, this lyrical story tells the tale of a swallow looking for her mate.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781922326195
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Set in Florence, Italy in 1805, this lyrical story tells the tale of a swallow looking for her mate.
The Swallow
Author: Stephen Moss
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473577365
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
From the bestselling author of The Robin, The Wren and The Twelve Birds of Christmas. With around 700,000 breeding pairs, the swallow is one of the most familiar birds in Britain. Though we consider the swallow to be 'our' bird, we also share this beloved creature with millions of others across the globe. Whilst we see it on a daily basis for half the year, the swallow then flies south to Africa, living on only in our memory in the long, dark winter. In The Swallow Stephen Moss documents a year of observing the swallow close to home and in the field to shed light on the secret life of this extraordinary bird. We trace the swallow's life cycle and journey, including the epic 12,000-mile round trip it takes every year, to enable it to enjoy a life of almost eternal sunshine, and the key part the swallow plays in our traditional and popular culture. With beautiful illustrations throughout, this captivating year-in-the-life biography reveals the hidden secrets of this charismatic and beautiful bird. PRAISE FOR STEPHEN MOSS: 'A superb naturalist and writer' Chris Packham 'Inspired, friendly and blessed with apparently limitless knowledge' Peter Marren 'Moss has carved out an enviable niche as a chronicler of the natural world' Daily Mail
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473577365
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
From the bestselling author of The Robin, The Wren and The Twelve Birds of Christmas. With around 700,000 breeding pairs, the swallow is one of the most familiar birds in Britain. Though we consider the swallow to be 'our' bird, we also share this beloved creature with millions of others across the globe. Whilst we see it on a daily basis for half the year, the swallow then flies south to Africa, living on only in our memory in the long, dark winter. In The Swallow Stephen Moss documents a year of observing the swallow close to home and in the field to shed light on the secret life of this extraordinary bird. We trace the swallow's life cycle and journey, including the epic 12,000-mile round trip it takes every year, to enable it to enjoy a life of almost eternal sunshine, and the key part the swallow plays in our traditional and popular culture. With beautiful illustrations throughout, this captivating year-in-the-life biography reveals the hidden secrets of this charismatic and beautiful bird. PRAISE FOR STEPHEN MOSS: 'A superb naturalist and writer' Chris Packham 'Inspired, friendly and blessed with apparently limitless knowledge' Peter Marren 'Moss has carved out an enviable niche as a chronicler of the natural world' Daily Mail