Caught by the River
Cassell Illustrated (Verlag)
978-1-84403-667-7 (ISBN)
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'Pitched as an antidote to the 'modern slavery' of Blackberry's, mobiles etc, Jon Savage's memoir of navigating the pre-gentrification Docklands with Derek Jarman is a highlight, while poignant pieces about epic canoe trips, ice-skating through the Fens and innumerable idyllic tributaries constitute an extended billet-doux to the landscapes and idiosyncrasies of the British Isles' - (4 STARS) - "Mojo" magazine. From the Thames to the Telford, the Wear to the Wellsbourne; from canoe adventures to ice-skating, from angling to day-dreaming, "Caught by the River" is an exceptional new take on nature writing. Here, the writers take you on a journey down some of our most famous waterways and some of its best kept secrets. Funny, surprising, delightful and poignant, they all share one thing - a passion for the rivers of Britain and Ireland. The result is a uniquely modern take on an age old writing tradition - a rock 'n' rock nature book ever. The authors, many acclaimed and the rest soon to be, each contribute to a collection of writing as varied and unexpected as the rivers themselves.This evocative anthology of the best new nature writing is presented in a collection of essays on some of our favourite rivers, covering the entire length of the country. A diverse collection of authors share their thoughts, experiences and reminiscences on the river that means something special to them. Contributors include Gavin Pretor-Pinney who retraces a canoe trip his grandfather made 60 years ago, Roger Deakin writes about the history of ice skating in the fens, Jon Savage describes a trip down the Thames with the Sex Pistols, Irvine Welsh recounts the courtship rituals witnessed by the River Forth, plus there are many more contributors including Bill Drummond, Edywn Collins, John Niven, Jarvis Cocker, and Chris Yates to name a few.
Jeff Barrett, Robin Turner and Andrew Walsh are the team behind the angling and music blog Caughtbytheriver.net. Their day job is running the independent record label Heavenly Recordings.The book is illustrated throughout with the woodblocks of the artist and writer Robert Gibbings. One time owner of the Golden Cockerel Press and author of numerous books about rivers such as Sweet Thames Runs Softy Gibbings work perfectly completes the mood of the book.
FOREWORD ...JEFF BARRETT, ROBIN TURNER, ANDREW WALSH THE LANGUAGE OF RIVERS ...SUE CLIFFORD & ANGELA KING THE RIVER ALNESS ...JOHN BERRY THERE IS NOTHING IN THE WATER ...FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE THE RIVER CARY ...GAVIN PRETOR-PINNEY THE RIVER COQUET ...CHRIS WATSON LAZY CRAY-SY DAYS OF SUMMER ...KEVIN PEARCE 13 ...LAURA BARTON JACK FROST ...ROGER DEAKIN THE BLACK RIVER ...IRVINE WELSH PALM-READING THE HELFORD ...PETER KIRBY TO FISH THE BURNS ...EDWYN COLLINS & GRACE MAXWELL NOT CAUGHT BY THE RIVER ...JOHN NIVEN THE KENNET & AVON CANAL ...JOHN MOORE BABYLON ...JOHN ANDREWS VALLEY OF THE DEAD CARS ...BOB STANLEY A RAINBOW IN FLIGHT ...JUDE ROGERS THE MERSEY: LIVERPOOL ...MATTHEW DE ABAITUA THE MERSEY: MANCHESTER ...JEMMA KENNEDY FISHING WITH JAKUB ...JEFF BARRETT RIVER MAN ...HANNAH HAMILTON ENDLESS SUMMER ...ROBIN TURNER THE OUSE BURN ...KATHRYN WILLIAMS THE PENKILN BURN ...BILL DRUMMOND ACRYLIC AFTERNOONS ...JARVIS COCKER BITTER LIMEN ...DEXTER PETLEY SEVERN BY SEVERN ...KARL HYDE RIVER AT THE END OF AUTUMN ...CHRIS YATES CORACLE MAKER ...BERNARD THOMAS WAY ACROSS THE RIVER ...JOHN SAVAGE THE POETRY OF SMALL AMBITIONS ...PAUL KINGSNORTH TICKLING FISH ...LORD PEREGRINE ST GERMANS THE LOWER TRENT ...JW MARTIN THE RIVER WANDLE ...ROY WILKINSON THE DIRT WATERFALL ...BEN MYERS UNDER WATER ...MATHEW CLAYTON SOURCED IN THE WEST ...KURT JAKCSON DART ...ALICE OSWALD
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.6.2009 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 157 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 705 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
| Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84403-667-7 / 1844036677 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84403-667-7 / 9781844036677 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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