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The Seasons: A Celebration of the English Year

By: Publication details: United Kingdom; Atlantic Books; 2014Description: 400 Pages; PaperbackISBN:
  • 9781848871625
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 390.09
Summary: "For millennia, the passing seasons and their rhythms have marked our progress through the year. But what do they mean to us now that we lead increasingly atomised and urban lives and our weather becomes ever more unpredictable or extreme? In this splendidly rich and lyrical celebration of the English seasons, Nick Groom investigates the trove of strange folklore and often stranger fact they have accumulated over the centuries and shows how tradition and our links with nature still have a vital role to play in all our lives."
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Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 Karachi History 390.09 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Withdrawn Not For Loan Book Bazaar PKLC007438
Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 Lahore History 390.09 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Withdrawn For Sale PKLC001488
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"For millennia, the passing seasons and their rhythms have marked our progress through the year. But what do they mean to us now that we lead increasingly atomised and urban lives and our weather becomes ever more unpredictable or extreme? In this splendidly rich and lyrical celebration of the English seasons, Nick Groom investigates the trove of strange folklore and often stranger fact they have accumulated over the centuries and shows how tradition and our links with nature still have a vital role to play in all our lives."

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