Description
| Product ID: | 9781911641339 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Great British Tree Biography |
| Subtitle: | 50 Legendary Trees and the Tales Behind Them |
| Authors: | Author: Mark Hooper |
| Page Count: | 192 |
| Subjects: | Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Classical texts, European history, Celtic religion and mythology, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Forests and woodland, Gardening: trees and shrubs, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Local history, British & Irish history, Celtic religion & mythology, Folklore, myths & legends, Forests, rainforests, Gardening: shrubs & trees, Trees, wildflowers & plants, The Earth: natural history general, Local history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Ancient World |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Inspired by the history of Britain, from the tree under which the first trade union was formed to the branches from which outlaws were hanged, The Great British Tree Biography details the fascinating stories associated with trees throughout the history of the British Isles. Inspired by the history of Britain, from the tree under which the first trade union was formed to the branches from which outlaws were hanged, The Great British Tree Biography details the fascinating stories associated with trees throughout the history of the British Isles.How much did you know about the Glastonbury Hawthorn? A tree on the site of Glastonbury Abbey that flowers on Christmas Day, and is believed to descend from an original thorn planted on the grounds by Joseph of Arimathea. And then there''s Oswald''s Tree where the dismembered body of Oswald, the Christian King of Northumbria was said to have been hung by Penda, King of Mercia, as a warning to others – and from where the town of Oswestry takes its name.There is the lime that grows stubbornly on a cricket pitch in Kent, the ash tree surrounded by 19th-century gravestones in St Pancras churchyard and the Knole Oak, immortalised on the page in Virginia Woolf’s Orlando and in the video for The Beatles song Strawberry Fields Forever.From the from oak on Isle Maree in Scotland said to provide release from madness to visitors who offer coins to the tree, to the beeches in Wiltshire that inspired Tolkien, and the sycamore in London where Marc Bolan met his untimely fate, this beautifully illustrated book tells the unique history of the British Isles through its diverse collection of trees and forests. Journalist Mark Hooper also investigates the influence of British trees in folklore, art, literature, music, legend and myth, weaving a fascinating tale of Britain’s woodlands through the stories of the individual trees. |
| Imprint Name: | Pavilion |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-09-02 |
