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The Peregrine: The Hill of Summer & Diaries: the Complete Works of J. A. Baker

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Description for The Peregrine: The Hill of Summer & Diaries: the Complete Works of J. A. Baker Paperback. Reissue of J. A. Baker's extraordinary classic of British nature writing Editor(s): Fanshawe, John. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 306.

Reissue of J. A. Baker’s extraordinary classic of British nature writing

Despite the association of peregrines with the wild, outer reaches of the British Isles, The Peregrine is set on the flat marshes of the Essex coast, where J A Baker spent a long winter looking and writing about the visitors from the uplands – peregrines that spend the winter hunting the huge flocks of pigeons and waders that share the desolate landscape with them.

Including original diaries from which ... Read more

Papers, maps, and letters have recently come to light which in turn provide a little more background into J A Baker’s history. Contemporaries – particularly from his time at school in Chelmsford – have provided insights, remembering a school friend who clearly made an impact on his generation.

Among fragments of letters to Baker was one from a reader who praised a piece that Baker had written in RSPB Birds magazine in 1971. Apart from a paper on peregrines which Baker wrote for the Essex Bird Report, this article – entitled On the Essex Coast – appears to be his only other published piece of writing, and, with the agreement of the RSPB, it has been included in this updated new paperback edition of Baker’s astounding work.

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Product Details

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780008138318
SKU
V9780008138318
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99-99

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Reviews for The Peregrine: The Hill of Summer & Diaries: the Complete Works of J. A. Baker
‘A masterpiece of natural history writing. I would recommend to anybody who loves the English language, let alone birds of prey’ Monty Don, Financial Times ‘A visionary, vision-changing masterpiece; a book that, once read, will never release its grip upon you.’ Robert Macfarlane, Author of Landmarks and The ... Read more

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