The best of the hugely successful 'Tales of the Countryside' series have now been brought together in one evocative and comprehensive volume. Collected from a range of country folk, Best Loved Tales of the Countryside is an invitation to enter a world that is now all but lost to us - to toil behind the horse-drawn plough, to catch up on gossip at the village pub and to revel in the feud between gamekeeper and poacher.
These are the very best of the interviews and anecdotes provided by characters such as Ernest Sharp the master thatcher, Harry Grass, 'King of the Gamekeepers', and Joyce Damerill, District Nurse and midwife. The twenty-five tales tell of the experiences of schoolmasters, railwaymen, vets and farmers to name but a few, and are richly illustrated with archive photographs and delightful, specially comissioned colour artworks, which bring to life the vivid narrative.
Capturing the memories of a fast-disappearing breed of country people, Best Loved Tales of the Countryside will be cherished by those with a passion for nostalgia an danyone who remembers a time when the pace of life was just a little less hectic and the people just a little more friendly.
Hardback.