The View from the Hill

Four Seasons in a Walker's Britain
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-914982-03-3
Verlag: Haus Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 391 Seiten, Format (B × H): 199 mm x 131 mm, Gewicht: 352 g

During the enforced idleness of the coronavirus pandemic, Christopher Somerville revisited the 450 notebooks whose pages contain the accumulated thoughts and experiences of a career spent exploring Britain on foot over four decades.

The View from the Hill pulls together the cream of this unique crop, following the cycle of the seasons from a freezing January to a Christmas sunrise. In between are hundreds of walks that take in magnificent flora and fauna, ancient traditions, and folklore, and geological peculiarities and wonders – all narrated with moving and humorous sensitivity.

There’s no need to move from your chair to go walking in Christopher’s company. Just stir up the fire, fill your glass, and let these spirited tales take you out of here and far away.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Historische Geographie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regionalgeographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Newly opened eyes // 1

New Year into Spring // 5

Chapters 1-47

Summer // 123

Chapters 48-95

Autumn // 255

Chapters 96-118

Winter // 313

Chapters 119-147

Notes // 391

Über Autor(innen)

CHRISTOPHER SOMERVILLE is the walking correspondent of The Times. He is one of Britain’s most respected and prolific travel writers, with forty-two books, hundreds of newspaper articles and many TV and radio appearances to his name.