A Writer's Britain

TheloveofplaceisendemicinEnglishliterature,fromtheworkoftheearliestpoetsandhermitstothesuburbancelebrationsofJohnBetjeman.Here,therenownedauthorMargaretDrabblepresentsanimageofBritainasseenbywritersofdifferentregionsandperiods,illuminatingthewaysinwhichtheirworkhasshapedourvisualattitudes,tasteinlandscape,andrelationtonature.Forthisneweditionofherengagingstudy,Ms.Drabblehasmadecorrectionsandupdatestothetextthroughoutandwrittenanewepilogue.