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The Wild Places (Penguin Original)

Robert Macfarlane

How much wildness is left in Britain and Ireland, and what does it do to a person who goes looking for it?

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Author
Robert Macfarlane

Why read it

  • You will notice wildness close to home, a short mile from a town, even where it is menaced
  • You will learn to see a place by staying still long enough for the birds to return
  • You will weigh the author's hunch that some landscapes hold particular thoughts, as they hold particular stones

Who it is for

  • A walker who wants to see familiar countryside differently
  • A city dweller looking for wild places within reach
  • A hillwalker planning a night out on a moor or summit

Contents

  1. 1 - Beechwood
  2. 2 - Island
  3. 3 - Valley
  4. 4 - Moor
  5. 5 - Forest
  6. 6 - River-mouth
  7. 7 - Cape
  8. 8 - Summit
  9. 9 - Grave
  10. 10 - Ridge
  11. 11 - Holloway
  12. 12 - Storm-beach
  13. 13 - Saltmarsh
  14. 14 - Tor
  15. 15 - Beechwood
  16. SELECTED READINGS
  17. Water
  18. Stone
  19. Wood
  20. Air
  21. Wild
  22. Land
  23. Movement

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