The Lie of the Land: An under-the-field guide to the British Isles

Ian Vince

ISBN 10: 0330535390 / ISBN 13: 9780330535397

Published by Pan 03/06/2011, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Lie of the Land: An under-the-field guide to the British Isles
• Publisher: Pan 03/06/2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0330535390
• ISBN 13: 9780330535397
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Like most of us, Ian Vince used to think of the British countryside as average, unexciting - as dramatic as a nice cup of tea. Then, over the course of a single car journey, the features of our green and pleasant land reawakened a fascination with geology that he had long forgotten, and he began to delve beneath the surface (metaphorically, that is).

From the rocks of north-west Scotland which are amongst the oldest on the planet to St Michael's Mount off the coast of Cornwall, which was still being shaped in human memory, The Lie of the Land takes us on a journey through a fantastically exotic Britain of red desert sands, shattering continental collisions and tides of volcanic lava. Ian Vince shows us how Britain came to look the way it does; and with warmth and wit transports us back through billions of years to a land that time forgot.

About the Author

Ian Vince is a contributing editor to The Idler, has written for Channel 4’s Bremner, Bird and Fortune and is the author of four other books, including Britain: What a State and The MyWay Code. Since 2008 he has written a regular column for the Daily Telegraph called ‘Strange Days’, in which he travels around Britain seeking out curious local customs, folklore and odd occurrences. He is also the founding member of the British Landscape Club, which can be found at wwwbritishlandscape.org.