Real Dorset (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Poetry Wales Press, Bridgend, 2023
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Paperback. Real Dorset is a personal, detailed, discursive, humorous and idiosyncratic look at Dorset. The county is famous for its spectacular coastline, for its historic towns, for its eco-foodie reputation, for Hardy and Fowles. But theres much more behind the tourist-friendly facade subversion, rebellion and revolt, wealth and poverty, ghost stories and rich folklore. Dorset is home to the largest, but now lost, Neolithic earthwork in Britain. Woolcott criss-crosses the county, making connections, uncovering the hidden and the forgotten. Stone circles and ancient hillforts contrast with Victorian pleasure gardens and nightlife in Bournemouth. Trade unionism originating from Tolpuddle, the model village of Milton Abbas, vie for the readers attention with the importance of Dorset for writers like William Barnes, TE Lawrence, Hardy, Fowles and Sylvia Townsend Warner and artists John Piper, Rena Gardiner and Elisabeth Frink. Tombstoning at Lulworth, exploring Chesil Beach and the Fleet, boat trips along the coast, the modern pagan celebration of the Filly-Loo: Real Dorset covers all aspects of life past and present in this richly historical and much-visited edge of south west England. Real Dorset is an entertaining, informative guide to Dorset, county of spectacular coast and countryside, historic towns, Hardy and Fowles. The county, too, of subversion, rebellion and revolt, wealth and poverty, rich folklore. Its history stretches from ancient hillforts to the buzz of Bournemouth. Discoveries await for locals and tourists alike. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Real Dorset (Paperback)
- Author
- Jon Woolcott
- Publisher
- Poetry Wales Press, Bridgend
- Publication year
- 2023
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1781727171
- ISBN 13
- 9781781727171
Woolcott criss-crosses the county, making connections, uncovering the hidden and the forgotten. Stone circles and ancient hillforts contrast with Victorian pleasure gardens and nightlife in Bournemouth. Trade unionism originating from Tolpuddle, the model village of Milton Abbas, vie for the reader’s attention with the importance of Dorset for writers like William Barnes, TE Lawrence, Hardy, Fowles and Sylvia Townsend Warner and artists John Piper, Rena Gardiner and Elisabeth Frink. Tombstoning at Lulworth, exploring Chesil Beach and the Fleet, boat trips along the coast, the modern pagan celebration of the Filly-Loo: Real Dorset covers all aspects of life past and present in this richly historical and much-visited edge of south west England. Locals and tourists alike may think they know Dorset: Jon Woolcott’s book may well prove that there is plenty more to learn about it. Illustrated with the author’s black and white photographs.
“The delight behind this book is going to places that I knew of, but didn’t know much about and learning more about the county I love.”
Half Man, Half Book
“Jon has found the time… to travel around Dorset, examining it both in broad sweeps and minute details and the result is an energetic, fascinating work.”
Phil, ReviewsRevues
‘Dorset is southern England’s finest (and often weirdest) county… Jon Woolcott has done it proud in the latest iteration of Seren’s Real series. It’s a brilliant read, full of as many odd byways and beguiling tangents as the county itself.’
Mike Parker
“…what kept me reading to the very end, was Jon’s mastery of storytelling. Real Dorset isn’t a dull ramble through country lanes, villages and towns. Instead its stories are full of humour, unexpected details and an engaging quirkiness… you can’t help but feel you’re there, walking with the author, seeing Dorset with fresh eyes.” – Jane Adams, The BV Magazine
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