Description
| Product ID: | 9781782436331 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The English Village |
| Subtitle: | History and Traditions |
| Authors: | Author: Martin Wainwright |
| Page Count: | 192 |
| Subjects: | Rural communities, Rural communities, Local and family history, nostalgia, Local interest, family history & nostalgia, England |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The English Village champions all that is unique and loved about a typical village – the pub, the green, the school, the church, the pond, the local shop and more – as well as exploring how the village has changed over the centuries, and how it has adjusted to modern-day life. <p><b> A charming guide to the story of the English village, celebrating this beloved heart of the countryside.</b><br><br>The village remains a quintessential and much-loved treasure that is often representative of England. This rural idyll has inspired generations of great poets, novelists and artists including the likes of Constable, Hardy and Wordsworth.<br><br><i>The English Village</i> champions all that is unique and loved about a typical village – the pub, the green, the school, the church, the pond, the local shop and more – as well as exploring how the village has changed over the centuries, and how it has adjusted to modern-day life.<br><br>A fascinating compendium of interesting details, facts, customs and lore, this is an unabashed toast to the English village, as well as a record of a disappearing world.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Michael O'Mara Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Michael O'Mara Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-06-30 |
