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The Fat of the Land (Nature Classics Library)
John Seymour
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Description for The Fat of the Land (Nature Classics Library)
Paperback. John Seymour's book about his, and his family's, life on the land in Suffolk; an optimistic and pragmatic vision of a different sort of life and the precursor to his best-selling Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency. Illustrator(s): Seymour, Sally. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: Illustrated with Sally Seymour's drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 3JJ; BGA; JFSF; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 346.
In the 1970s, John Seymour's book, The Complete Book of Self Sufficiency was a huge, international best-seller, inspiring a new generation to "down-shift" to a new way of life. The book has remained in print ever since. But years earlier, Seymour had written and published The Fat of the Land, telling of how he and his family settled in Suffolk and began a life entirely separate from the modern world. This was a seminal book, published the year before Silent Spring, and offers a personal, practical and optimistic vision of a less-mechanized and less polluting world, one that works in ... Read more
In the 1970s, John Seymour's book, The Complete Book of Self Sufficiency was a huge, international best-seller, inspiring a new generation to "down-shift" to a new way of life. The book has remained in print ever since. But years earlier, Seymour had written and published The Fat of the Land, telling of how he and his family settled in Suffolk and began a life entirely separate from the modern world. This was a seminal book, published the year before Silent Spring, and offers a personal, practical and optimistic vision of a less-mechanized and less polluting world, one that works in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little Toller Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Nature Classics Library
Condition
New
Weight
345g
Place of Publication
Wimborne Minster, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908213488
SKU
V9781908213488
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Ref
99-20
About John Seymour
John Seymour (1914-2004) was a prolific author, broadcaster and activist in the self-sufficiency movement. Having travelled widely in his youth, both in Africa and around the waterways of England, he settled in Suffolk and then in Pembrokeshire in South Wales.Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is a renowned chef, food writer and campaigner, whose River Cottage books and television shows have made him a ... Read more
Reviews for The Fat of the Land (Nature Classics Library)
"I don't know when I read a book that has so gripped the imagination." The Countryman