Contents This edition first published in the United Kingdom in 2015 by Batsford 1 Gower Street London WC1E 6HD
Introduction Foreword
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An imprint of Pavilion Books Company Limited This book is a reissue of Ode to the Countryside (National Trust Books, 2010) and is based on The Poetry of the Countryside (Batsford, 1984) Volume copyright Š Batsford, 2015 The moral rights of the authors have been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. ISBN: 9781849942928 A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. 20 19 18 17 16 15 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed by 1010 Printing International Ltd, China Reproduction by Mission Productions Ltd, Hong Kong This book can be ordered direct from the publisher at the website: www.pavilionbooks.com, or try your local bookshop.
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Living in the Country Working in the Country The Seasons Birds and Beasts Landscapes and Seascapes Mountains, Rivers and Streams
Index to Poets Acknowledgements Picture Credits
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