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Shadowlands

- A Journey Through Lost Britain
Af: Matthew Green Engelsk Paperback

Shadowlands

- A Journey Through Lost Britain
Af: Matthew Green Engelsk Paperback
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THE TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE


Drowned. Buried by sand. Decimated by plague. Plunged off a cliff.

This is the forgotten history of Britain''s lost cities, ghost towns and vanished villages: our shadowlands
.


''Brilliant.'' TOM HOLLAND

''A beautiful book, truly original . . . It is a marvellous achievement.''
IAN MORTIMER, author of The Time Traveller''s Guide to Medieval England

''Well researched, beautifully written and packed with interesting detail.''
CLAIRE TOMALIN

''An exquisitely written, moving and elegiac exploration.''
SUZANNAH LIPSCOMB

''Consistently interesting . . . Green’s passion and historical vision bursts from the page, summoning up the past in surround sound and sensual prose.''
CAL FLYN, THE TIMES, author of Islands of Abandonment

Historian Matthew Green travels across Britain to tell the forgotten history of our lost cities, ghost towns and vanished villages. Revealing the extraordinary stories of how these places met their fate – and exploring how they have left their mark on our landscape and our imagination – Shadowlands is a deeply evocative and dazzlingly original account of Britain’s past.

''An eloquent tour of lost communities.''
PD SMITH, GUARDIAN

''A haunting, lyrical tour around the lost places of Britain.''
CHARLOTTE HIGGINS, author of Under Another Sky

''A miraculous work of resurrection, stinging in a perpetual present''.
IAIN SINCLAIR, author of The Gold Machine

''Beautifully written.'' SUNDAY TIMES
''Startling.'' FINANCIAL TIMES
''Splendid.'' THE HERALD
''Compelling.'' HISTORY TODAY
''Excellent.'' THE SPECTATOR
''Fascinating.'' DAILY MAIL
''Accomplished.'' CAUGHT BY THE RIVER
''Outstanding.'' MIRROR

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THE TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE


Drowned. Buried by sand. Decimated by plague. Plunged off a cliff.

This is the forgotten history of Britain''s lost cities, ghost towns and vanished villages: our shadowlands
.


''Brilliant.'' TOM HOLLAND

''A beautiful book, truly original . . . It is a marvellous achievement.''
IAN MORTIMER, author of The Time Traveller''s Guide to Medieval England

''Well researched, beautifully written and packed with interesting detail.''
CLAIRE TOMALIN

''An exquisitely written, moving and elegiac exploration.''
SUZANNAH LIPSCOMB

''Consistently interesting . . . Green’s passion and historical vision bursts from the page, summoning up the past in surround sound and sensual prose.''
CAL FLYN, THE TIMES, author of Islands of Abandonment

Historian Matthew Green travels across Britain to tell the forgotten history of our lost cities, ghost towns and vanished villages. Revealing the extraordinary stories of how these places met their fate – and exploring how they have left their mark on our landscape and our imagination – Shadowlands is a deeply evocative and dazzlingly original account of Britain’s past.

''An eloquent tour of lost communities.''
PD SMITH, GUARDIAN

''A haunting, lyrical tour around the lost places of Britain.''
CHARLOTTE HIGGINS, author of Under Another Sky

''A miraculous work of resurrection, stinging in a perpetual present''.
IAIN SINCLAIR, author of The Gold Machine

''Beautifully written.'' SUNDAY TIMES
''Startling.'' FINANCIAL TIMES
''Splendid.'' THE HERALD
''Compelling.'' HISTORY TODAY
''Excellent.'' THE SPECTATOR
''Fascinating.'' DAILY MAIL
''Accomplished.'' CAUGHT BY THE RIVER
''Outstanding.'' MIRROR

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 368
ISBN-13: 9780571338030
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0571338038
Kategori: Historisk geografi
Udg. Dato: 6 apr 2023
Længde: 22mm
Bredde: 129mm
Højde: 198mm
Forlag: Faber & Faber
Oplagsdato: 6 apr 2023
Forfatter(e): Matthew Green
Forfatter(e) Matthew Green


Kategori Historisk geografi


ISBN-13 9780571338030


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 368


Udgave


Længde 22mm


Bredde 129mm


Højde 198mm


Udg. Dato 6 apr 2023


Oplagsdato 6 apr 2023


Forlag Faber & Faber

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