Earth Memories (Nature Classics Library)

In 1931, after two decades of wandering the world, Llewelyn Powys moved into an isolated cliff-top cottage in Dorset, England. Once settled, he embarked on a series of essays embracing the poetry of life. In their evocations of land and sea, of childhood and old age, of wildlife, chance meetings, and remembered conversations, they are a poignant love letter to the English countryside. Part manifesto for the life-enhancing power of nature, part a philosophy for living formed by bittersweet experience, all these writings are underpinned by the `miracle' of being alive, and a belief that the enjoyment of nature is the birthright of us all. ""In this charming collection of short essays, Powys returns to the English countryside of his childhood and explores its wildlife and his past with sharp insight and moving lyricism.""--Publishers Weekly