{"product_id":"change-and-tradition-in-rural-england-an-anthology-of-writings-on-country-life-paperback-9780521129169","title":"Change and Tradition in Rural England; An Anthology of Writings on Country Life (Paperback) 9780521129169","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChange and Tradition in Rural England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Anthology of Writings on Country Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1980 anthology contains of some of the finest and most significant writing on English country life.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDenys Thompson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521129169, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 4 February 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e316 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.37 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 1980 anthology contains of some of the finest and most significant writing on English country life from Cobbett through Jefferies, Sturt, hardy, Hudson and Flora Thompson to Thomas Hennell and Adrian Bell. A good many of the selections are taken from books originally published by Cambridge University Press. None of the authors is nostalgic about country life. They all wanted a better future for country people but their primary aim was to describe what they saw. A survey is offered of the peasant civilisation of England, which, despite widespread poverty and hardship, encouraged people to go on living and produced a wealth of folk song and a wide range of craft-work. The authors go on to record the changes brought about by large-scale farming and the concomitant heavy investment in machinery and chemicals. Denys Thompson anticipates the anthology as a reminder of human achievement and potential, and his substantial general and sectional introductions show how the lessons and values of the past can be used to revitalise an industrial civilisation.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGeneral introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. A Home-Made Civilisation: 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Vestiges George Bourne\u003cbr\u003e 3. The peasant system George Bourne\u003cbr\u003e 4. The 'Estatesmen' William Wordsworth and Harriet Martineau\u003cbr\u003e 5. Peasant survivors Flora Thompson\u003cbr\u003e 6. Cottages William Wordsworth\u003cbr\u003e 7. English tradition and idiom Adrian Bell\u003cbr\u003e 7a. Words Edward Thomas\u003cbr\u003e 8. Aspects\u003cbr\u003e 8a. The peasant life, tradition, 'good old days'? George Sturt\u003cbr\u003e 8b. Attitudes, speech Cecil Torr\u003cbr\u003e 8c. Folk tales George Bourne\u003cbr\u003e 9. Living evidence Cecil Sharp\u003cbr\u003e 10. The impact of enclosures\u003cbr\u003e 10a. Sixteenth century Thomas More\u003cbr\u003e 10b. Eighteenth century John Byng\u003cbr\u003e 10c. Nineteenth century Walter Rose, George Bourne\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Masters and Men: The Farming Life: 11. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 12. The farm labourer William Cobbett\u003cbr\u003e 13. Childhood\u003cbr\u003e 13a. In Scotland, 1820 Alexander Somerville\u003cbr\u003e 13b. In the Fens, 1850–1860 Mrs Burrows\u003cbr\u003e 13c. In Warwickshire, 1835–1840 Joseph Arch\u003cbr\u003e 14. The farm as it was\u003cbr\u003e 14a. The carter and the stable, bullock-teams, waggons and carts, sowing, harvesting in the old style, gleaning, stacking and rick-making Thomas Hennell\u003cbr\u003e 15. The great barn and the sheep-shearers Thomas Hardy\u003cbr\u003e 16. Summer Richard Jefferies\u003cbr\u003e 17. Harvesting Richard Jefferies\u003cbr\u003e 18. Unemployed Richard Jefferies\u003cbr\u003e 19. Work and play M. K. Ashby\u003cbr\u003e 20. Cottagers and their homes Flora Thompson\u003cbr\u003e 21. Men afield Flora Thompson\u003cbr\u003e 22. The vale of the Wylye W. H. Hudson\u003cbr\u003e 23. The unconscious art H. J. Massingham\u003cbr\u003e 24. The labourer Adrian Bell\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Living at Work: Crafts and Skills: 25. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 26. The wheelwrights' way of life\u003cbr\u003e 26a. Buying, kindly feeling, waggons, 'jobbing', prices George Sturt\u003cbr\u003e 27. Response to need: the carpenter's work: 27a. The shop, work on the farm Walter Rose\u003cbr\u003e 28. A shepherd on the downs W. H. Hudson\u003cbr\u003e 29. Three characters W. H. Hudson\u003cbr\u003e 30. John Brown Richard Jefferies\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Future: 31. Leisure George Bourne\u003cbr\u003e 32. A form of insanity George Sturt\u003cbr\u003e 33. The need for guidance George Sturt\u003cbr\u003e 34. Civilisation astray George Sturt\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Sources\u003cbr\u003e Related reading\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006576611608,"sku":"9780521129169","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521129169i_0fdb50a6-2725-4b6b-a3ba-253e9d5619e6.jpg?v=1691371943","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/change-and-tradition-in-rural-england-an-anthology-of-writings-on-country-life-paperback-9780521129169","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}