by James Bentley (Author)
Villages are the very embodiment of Englishness. The village inn and the local farm, great houses, humble cottages and beautiful country gardens speak of a way of life that has developed peacefully since Anglo-Saxon times. A few days spent in England's idyllic villages offers urban dwellers and foreign visitors a revitalizing glimpse of a more tranquil existence, full of history, legend, literature and artistic heritage. The beauty and diversity of the English village are recorded in this book in absorbing commentary and magnificent photography by James Bentley and Hugh Palmer.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: 01
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Published: 06 Jul 2009
ISBN 10: 0500288380
ISBN 13: 9780500288382
Book Overview: A spectacularly beautiful celebration of England's most charming villages, from the honey-coloured cottages of the Cotswolds to the limestone hamlets of Yorkshire and Hampshire's splendid thatched houses