A Land - Paperback

by Jacquetta Hawkes (Author)

A pioneering work of modern nature writing; a natural history of the British Isles that inhabits a lush territory somewhere between science and poetry.

Author Biography

Jacquetta Hawkes (1910-1996), English-born writer, anthropologist and archaeologist, was best known for her documentation of the beautiful British Isles in A Land. She attended Newnham College and traveled on archeology expeditions to various locations, including Palestine and other parts of England. Her other publications include A Woman as Great as the World, Journey Down a Rainbow, The First Great Civilizations: Life in Mesopotamia, and A Quest for Love.