A Country Life: At Home in the English Countryside by Roy Strong

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A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, ...
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Hardcover
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ISBN
9780312307097
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312307098
ISBN-13
9780312307097
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2319800

Product Key Features

Book Title
Country Life : at Home in the English Countryside
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Regional & Ethnic / European, Regional / General, Europe / Great Britain
Publication Year
2003
Illustrator
Oman, Julia Trevelyan, Yes
Genre
Travel, Cooking, Gardening
Author
Roy Strong
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
10 oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in

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Trade
LCCN
2002-031921
Reviews
"Splendid baroque prose." --- The Independent [U.K.] "Sir Roy was blessed at birth, or at the font, with the tongue of a ready writer. His prose is compulsive...like a glittering conversation with the best-informed and most charming of companions." ---A. N. Wilson, author of The Victorians, "Splendid baroque prose." ---The Independent [U.K.] "Sir Roy was blessed at birth, or at the font, with the tongue of a ready writer. His prose is compulsive...like a glittering conversation with the best-informed and most charming of companions." ---A. N. Wilson, author of The Victorians, "Splendid baroque prose." ---The Independent[U.K.] "Sir Roy was blessed at birth, or at the font, with the tongue of a ready writer. His prose is compulsive...like a glittering conversation with the best-informed and most charming of companions." ---A. N. Wilson, author ofThe Victorians
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Decimal
635/.09424/4
Synopsis
Sir Roy Strong and his wife, the designer Julia Trevelyan Oman, have lived in the country for nearly thirty years. In 1987 he was asked to write an occasional column reflecting this quintessentially English way of life for the prestigious magazine A Country Life. This charming book brings these popular pieces together, portraying the passing of the seasons in what the author describes as his 'beloved adopted county' of Herefordshire. A Country Life is a wide-ranging kaleidoscope of memories and observations, embracing the countryside, gardens, cooking, and remembrances of things both long gone and only yesterday. The author writes lyrically of the arrival of the bright green tarragon shoots in spring; of the delights of eating al fresco; of making sorbets from blackberry and quince; of the russet beech hedges in winter and the sweet nostalgia that comes from unpacking Christmas decorations. The keynote of A Country Life is delight - a portrait of life in the English countryside, which seems as old as time itself., Sir Roy Strong and his wife, the designer Julia Trevelyan Oman, have lived in the country for nearly thirty years. In 1987 he was asked to write an occasional column reflecting this quintessentially English way of life for the prestigious magazine A Country Life . This charming book brings these popular pieces together, portraying the passing of the seasons in what the author describes as his 'beloved adopted county' of Herefordshire. A Country Life is a wide-ranging kaleidoscope of memories and observations, embracing the countryside, gardens, cooking, and remembrances of things both long gone and only yesterday. The author writes lyrically of the arrival of the bright green tarragon shoots in spring; of the delights of eating al fresco; of making sorbets from blackberry and quince; of the russet beech hedges in winter and the sweet nostalgia that comes from unpacking Christmas decorations. The keynote of A Country Life is delight a portrait of life in the English countryside, which seems as old as time itself.
LC Classification Number
SB455.S843 2003

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