Landmarks
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4.1 • 7 Ratings
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane, read by Roy McMillan
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE
From the bestselling author of UNDERLAND, THE OLD WAYS and THE LOST WORDS
'Few books give such a sense of enchantment; it is a book to give to many, and to return to repeatedly' Independent
'Enormously pleasurable, deeply moving. A bid to save our rich hoard of landscape language, and a blow struck for the power of a deep creative relationship to place' Financial Times
'A book that ought to be read by policymakers, educators, armchair environmentalists and active conservationists the world over' Guardian
'Gorgeous, thoughtful and lyrical' Independent on Sunday
'Feels as if [it] somehow grew out of the land itself. A delight' Sunday Times
Discover Robert Macfarlane's joyous meditation on words, landscape and the relationship between the two.
Words are grained into our landscapes, and landscapes are grained into our words. Landmarks is about the power of language to shape our sense of place. It is a field guide to the literature of nature, and a glossary containing thousands of remarkable words used in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales to describe land, nature and weather.
Travelling from Cumbria to the Cairngorms, and exploring the landscapes of Roger Deakin, J. A. Baker, Nan Shepherd and others, Robert Macfarlane shows that language, well used, is a keen way of knowing landscape, and a vital means of coming to love it.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
You’ll see the landscapes around you in a brand-new way after listening to this thoughtful meditation on what it means to talk and write about the natural world. Author Robert Macfarlane dives deep into the distinctive vocabulary used to describe the unique sights and sounds of the British countryside. He showcases the words used by famed writers, from J. A. Baker’s poetic descriptions of peregrine falcons to Roger Deakin’s descriptive tales of wild swimming. A glossary follows each chapter, defining each of the unfamiliar landscape terms used; it’s a surprisingly soothing and engaging listening experience thanks to narrator Roy McMillan’s charming lilt. Listening to Landmarks is not only a fantastic way to grow your own vocabulary, it’s a calming listen that’ll paint pictures in your mind.
