Southern Rambles for Londoners Walk The English Countryside With S. P. B Mais' Famous 1948 Guidebook!

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Synopsis

1948: with post-war Britain's sense 'dulled by traffic and by bombs', this pocket-sized book was a clarion call for readers to rediscover the beauties of the idyllic English countryside. Published by Southern Railways, it recounts the joys of listening to birdsong, picking whortleberries, gazing at the clouds and 'being genial' in the bars of tiny village inns – experiences that had been obscured by war, deprivation and the bus and train journeys that suburbanisation had brought. Offering twenty real country walks around Surrey and Kent, this guide reveals where the 1940s rambler would be 'most likely to find quietude and loveliness' – as well as the best cakes!

Book details

Series:
Old House Ser.
Author:
S. P. B. Mais
ISBN:
9781783660216
Related ISBNs:
9781908402844
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2018-10-03
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2014
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Sports, Travel