A British Flora
Aaron's Beard to Yellow-wort
Will be published approx. on 15. October 2026
Book
Hardback
496 pages
978-1-5299-9409-4 (ISBN)
Description
A lost classic, now back in print in stunning livery, championed by Lewis-Stempel, our 'finest living nature writer'. A British Flora introduces all Britain's flowers and plants - of field, hedgerow and garden, both rare and common. Each one is listed by family and then with their Latin, common and also various regional names - with a discussion of their magical, mythical, culinary religious and medicinal properties + literary and historical connections.
Scattered throughout the book are medieval woodcuts, rhymes, proverbs and potions.
An essential reference and a beautiful gift.
Scattered throughout the book are medieval woodcuts, rhymes, proverbs and potions.
An essential reference and a beautiful gift.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
750 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5299-9409-4 (9781529994094)
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approx. 10/2026
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€17.32
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Persons
Geoffrey Grigson (Author)
Geoffrey Grigson (1905-1985) was one of the most prolific and wide-ranging authors of the twentieth century. He wrote numerous books and articles on painting, literature, travel, places, archaeology, gardens, wild flowers and the English countryside, as well as compiling many anthologies and publishing an autobiography and thirteen volumes of his own verse. After working as a journalist in London in the 1930s, when he founded and edited the influential poetry magazine New Verse, he became well-known as a broadcaster, before settling down in a Wiltshire farmhouse in 1945 to earn his living as a freelance writer, critic and reviewer.
John Lewis-Stempel (Foreword By)
John Lewis-Stempel is a farmer and 'Britain's finest living nature writer' (The Times). His books include the Sunday Times bestsellers Woodston, The Running Hare and The Wood, and most recently he published England: A Natural History. He is the only person to have won the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing twice, with Meadowland and Where Poppies Blow. In 2016 he was named Magazine Columnist of the Year for his column in Country Life. He farms cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. Traditionally.
Geoffrey Grigson (1905-1985) was one of the most prolific and wide-ranging authors of the twentieth century. He wrote numerous books and articles on painting, literature, travel, places, archaeology, gardens, wild flowers and the English countryside, as well as compiling many anthologies and publishing an autobiography and thirteen volumes of his own verse. After working as a journalist in London in the 1930s, when he founded and edited the influential poetry magazine New Verse, he became well-known as a broadcaster, before settling down in a Wiltshire farmhouse in 1945 to earn his living as a freelance writer, critic and reviewer.
John Lewis-Stempel (Foreword By)
John Lewis-Stempel is a farmer and 'Britain's finest living nature writer' (The Times). His books include the Sunday Times bestsellers Woodston, The Running Hare and The Wood, and most recently he published England: A Natural History. He is the only person to have won the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing twice, with Meadowland and Where Poppies Blow. In 2016 he was named Magazine Columnist of the Year for his column in Country Life. He farms cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. Traditionally.