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The Leaping Hare

The Leaping Hare

by George Ewart Evans (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

    $5.71
Synopsis

A reissue of a rare and remarkable book about every aspect of the life and legend of the wild hare - in nature, poetry, folklore, history and art. Much of it is drawn from the oral testimony of countrymen (including poachers) still living when the book was written. 'Here, from stubble to stewing pot, are all the facts that can be assembled; science, literature, mythology, superstition, semantics, venery, and a rich swathe of countryman's talk . . . This delightful book.' Observer

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 272
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 18 Mar 2002
ISBN 10: 0571106307
ISBN 13: 9780571106301
Book Overview: The Leaping Hare by George Ewart Evans is a 'delightful book' (the Observer) about the life and legend of the wild hare - in nature, poetry, folklore, history and art.

Author Bio
Born in the mining town of Abercynon, South Wales, George Ewart Evans (1909-88) was a pioneering oral historian. In 1948 he settled with his family in Blaxhall, Suffolk, and through conversing with his neighbours he developed an interest in their dialect and the aspects of rural life which they described. Many were agricultural labourers, born before the turn of the century, who had worked on farms before the arrival of mechanisation. With the assistance of a tape recorder he collected oral evidence of the dialect, rural customs, traditions and folklore throughout East Anglia, and this work, reinforced by documental research, provided the background for his renowned East Anglian books.