The Invention of the Countryside

Reviews / Votes

'[Landry] writes objectively yet with well-researched passion...Each chapter is well argued and within each chapter are many charming vignettes on attitudes...the delights it holds are well worth reading. It is strongly recommended.' - James Crowden, Western Morning News

'...a superbly rich study...students of literature, landscape and cultural history at all levels... will wish to reread it again and again.' - Choice

'...a scholarly thesis in its structure...the dazzlingly technical precision of her analysis...betrays the eye of a keen and experienced horsewoman.' - Timothy Mowl, Times Literary Supplement

'[Landry's] insights give an illuminating background to familiar debates and concepts.' - Robbie Hudson, The Sunday Times

'...an important contribution to the study of literature and the environment...an engaging book.' - Deborah Kennedy, The Wordsworth Circle