From The Banks Of The Avon: The Story Of A River
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Few rivers in England carry as much history, poetry, and quiet drama as the Avon, and Robert C. Lamb's From the Banks of the Avon: The Story of a River brings its full sweep to life in vivid, authoritative detail. The book chronicles the River Avon from its gentle source to its confluence with the Severn, tracing the towns, landscapes, and communities that have grown along its banks over centuries — from ancient settlements to the Shakespeare country of Stratford, and beyond into the pastoral heart of rural England. Lamb writes with the measured authority of a passionate local historian, blending geographical precision with an affectionate, humanising narrative that presents the river not merely as a waterway, but as a living thread woven through English cultural identity. The work sits within a distinguished tradition of British topographical writing, drawing on archival research, local legend, and landscape observation to construct a rich portrait of place and time. For anyone captivated by English history, riverine landscapes, or the quiet stories embedded in the countryside, this volume poses an irresistible question: what else might the Avon have witnessed that history has yet to fully tell?
Author: Robert C. Lamb
Format: Hardback
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Few rivers in England carry as much history, poetry, and quiet drama as the Avon, and Robert C. Lamb's From the Banks of the Avon: The Story of a River brings its full sweep to life in vivid, authoritative detail. The book chronicles the River Avon from its gentle source to its confluence with the Severn, tracing the towns, landscapes, and communities that have grown along its banks over centuries — from ancient settlements to the Shakespeare country of Stratford, and beyond into the pastoral heart of rural England. Lamb writes with the measured authority of a passionate local historian, blending geographical precision with an affectionate, humanising narrative that presents the river not merely as a waterway, but as a living thread woven through English cultural identity. The work sits within a distinguished tradition of British topographical writing, drawing on archival research, local legend, and landscape observation to construct a rich portrait of place and time. For anyone captivated by English history, riverine landscapes, or the quiet stories embedded in the countryside, this volume poses an irresistible question: what else might the Avon have witnessed that history has yet to fully tell?