A history of a fascination.
Book review: ‘Mountains of the Mind’ by Robert Macfarlane
Nature & Place
Reviews of books about nature and/or place.
Book review: ‘Ghosts on the Shore’ by Paul Scraton
Travels along Germany’s Baltic coast.
Book review: ‘The Rings of Saturn’ by W.G. Sebald
An unclassifiable masterpiece.
Book review: ‘Vertigo’ by W.G. Sebald
File under ‘Sebaldian’.
Book review: ‘At the Yeoman’s House’ by Ronald Blythe
Short book about veteran author’s extremely old house.
Book review: ‘Arctic Dreams’ by Barry Lopez
Deservedly seen as a classic.
Book review: ‘Rising Ground’ by Philip Marsden
A search for the spirit of place.
Book review: ‘Antlers of Water’ edited by Kathleen Jamie
Writing on the nature and environment of Scotland.
Book review: ‘The Natural History of Selborne’ by Gilbert White
A nature writing classic.
Book review: ‘Deep Country’ by Neil Ansell
Five years in the Welsh hills.