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Why is Scotland the home of the finest malt whisky? Why is Harris famous for its tweed and Devon for its cream teas? Why is East Anglia flat and Scotland mountainous? Richard Fortey peels away the top layer of Britain's land to reveal the hidden landscape. This work examines the rocks which contain the answers to many questions about the geology of Britain. The reader learns how the rocks not only dictate the personality of the landscape, the soil, the plants and the character of buildings, but how they hold the key to the understanding of man's origins and overall sense of time and place. Richard Fortey is the author of "Fossils - A Key to the Past".
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"A superbly exciting work of popular scientific writing" (AN Wilson The Financial Times)
"A very well written book about geology and geological history" (Sir David Attenborough, The Times)
"We have a new classic... this is popular science at its best; it's beautifully written, constantly witty and excellently illustrated." (Financial Times)
"Imbued with its author's deep sensitivity to shifting atmospheres, his overwhelming passion for England, Wales and Scotland as living bodies pulsing, breathing, twitching beneath our feet, and his contagiously personal view of his subject." (Jonathan Keates Observer)
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"A very well written book about geology and geological history" (Sir David Attenborough, The Times)
"We have a new classic... this is popular science at its best; it's beautifully written, constantly witty and excellently illustrated." (Financial Times)
"Imbued with its author's deep sensitivity to shifting atmospheres, his overwhelming passion for England, Wales and Scotland as living bodies pulsing, breathing, twitching beneath our feet, and his contagiously personal view of his subject." (Jonathan Keates Observer)
The richness of Britain's geological history is without equal. THE HIDDEN LANDSCAPE - destined to become a classic - is a unique exploration of that diversity.
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- PublisherJonathan Cape Ltd
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0224036513
- ISBN 13 9780224036511
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages320
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