The Cottage Book: Sir Edward Grey's Country Cottage Book: An Undiscovered Country Diary by an Edwardian Statesman

The Cottage Book: Sir Edward Grey's Country Cottage Book: An Undiscovered Country Diary by an Edwardian Statesman

by Sir Edward Grey (Author)

Synopsis

The great Edwardian statesman Sir Edward Grey was a passionate naturalist, and co-founder of the RSPB. Between 1895 and 1905 he made detailed nature notes at his cottage by a trout stream in Hampshire. The text of his 'cottage book' forms the basis for this beautiful book, alongside dozens of specially commissioned watercolours, contemporary photographs and woodcuts, and maps. The rest is a volume that all nature-lovers will treasure.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Publisher: Orion
Published: 07 Oct 1999

ISBN 10: 0575067896
ISBN 13: 9780575067899
Book Overview: Hard-hitting marketing campaign, including tie-up with English Country Cottages and access to 260,000 mailing list 4-part Radio 4 documentary confirmed for October Major serial under negotiation; feature in RSPB magazine confirmed

Author Bio
Sir Edward Grey (1862-1933), 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, was Home Secretary between 1905 and 1916. In 1914 he said: 'The lamps are going out all over Europe; and we shall never see them lit again in our life time'.