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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Lays and leaves of the forest; a collection of poems, and historical, genealogical & biographical essays and sketches, relating chiefly to men and thi

Lays and leaves of the forest; a collection of poems, and historical, genealogical & biographical essays and sketches, relating chiefly to men and thi

Thomas Parkinson

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General ReferenceGeneral PoetryBritish History

ISBN10: 9353606608
ISBN13: 9789353606602
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 30 2019
Pages: 308
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.69 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Poems, people and places meet in the old royal forest of Knaresborough. The forest still speaks here. First published in the nineteenth century, Thomas Parkinson's Lays and Leaves of the Forest gathers a distinctive poetry and essays collection with historical and biographical sketches that fix in words the life of historic Yorkshire England. Moving between antiquarian Yorkshire poetry, local history and genealogy, and vivid portraits of clergy, landowners and villagers, it opens a window onto English rural life history in and around the north Yorkshire Knaresborough area. Alongside memorial verses and descriptive pieces, Parkinson traces Yorkshire families and lineage associated with the royal forest of Knaresborough, creating a rich local history research resource and a useful genealogy reference for Yorkshire readers and researchers today. His careful attention to tradition, place-names and remembered characters offers an evocative companion to classic British county history collectors' favourites, while remaining accessible to anyone drawn to the texture of local lives and landscapes. Casual readers of regional writing, walkers, and lovers of the countryside will find an intimate sense of place here, while students of local history and family historians gain rare material in an approachable voice. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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