Times past in the countryside : everyday life in a bygone age
2009, 1st edition. Cincinnati, Ohio : David & Charles. Near fine copy in illustrated boards, in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #334642
ISBN: 9780276444043
Physical description: 256 pages: illustrations; 29 cm. Notes: "Some of the text and first-hand accounts contained in this edition were first published as Yesterday's countryside"--Title page verso. Published in association with Reader's Digest. Subjects:
Country life -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Country life -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works. Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. Summary: Relive the days gone by in the countryside with this nostalgic, lavishly illustrated look at life in the British countryside from the Victorian era through to the 1960s. Explore every aspect of rural life, from the practicalities of growing and rearing food, to the intense hard work required of young and old, the craftsmen, the industries and markets that buoyed the local economy, and the sports, dances and festivals that were the hard-earned recreation. Discover the reality of living in a country cottage with no mains water, electricity or heating, and learn about the social structure of these close communities now swallowed up by urban sprawl and modern comforts. Illustrated throughout with many images never seen before, "Times Past in the Countryside" provides an account not just of the rose-tinted memories, but also some of the harsh realities of country life.
Price: €10.95