Amazing watercolour paintings of animals birds plants & funghi that can be found in the world's woodlands. Each picture is accompanied by a line drawing for the user to complete themselves
- either copying the colours or creating their own unique version.
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If ever I forget your name let me forget home & heaven... But no no my love I never can forget ee; for you was a good man & did good things! Love & the erratic heart are at the centre of Hardys woodland story. Set in the beautiful Blackmoor Vale The Woodlanders concerns the fortunes of Giles Winterborne whose love for the well-to-do Grace Melbury is challenged by the arrival of the dashing & dissolute doctor Edred Fitzpiers. When the mysterious Felice Charmond further complicates the romantic entanglements marital choice & class mobility become inextricably linked. Hardys powerful novel depicts individuals in thrall to desire & the natural law that motivates them. This is the only critical edition of The Woodlanders based on a comprehensive study of the manuscript & incorporating later revisions. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

When country-girl Grace Melbury returns home from her middle-class school she feels she has risen above her suitor the simple woodsman Giles Winterborne. Though marriage had been discussed between her & Giles Grace finds herself captivated by Dr. Edred Fitzpiers a sophisticated newcomer to the area
- a relationship that is encouraged by her socially ambitious father. Hardys novel of betrayal disillusionment & moral compromise depicts a secluded community coming to terms with the disastrous impact of outside influences. & in his portrayal of Giles Winterborne Hardy shows a man who responds deeply to the forces of the natural world thought they ultimately betray him.
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Educated beyond her station Grace Melbury returns to the woodland village of little Hintock & cannot marry her intended Giles Winterborne. Her alternative choice proves disastrous & in a moving tale that has vibrant characters many humorous moments & genuine pathos coupled with tragic irony Hardy eschews a happy ending. With characteristic derision he exposes the cruel indifference of the archaic legal system off his day & shows the tragic consequences of untimely adherence to futile social & religious proprieties ...

Paul Copelands sister went missing twenty years ago. Now raising a daughter alone Cope balances family life with a career as a prosecutor. But when a homicide victim is found with evidence linking him to Cope the well-buried secrets of the past are threatening everything. Is this body one of the campers who disappeared with his sister? Could his sister be alive...? Confronting his past Cope must decide what is better left hidden in the dark & what truths can be brought to light... ...

Woods etc." is Alice Oswalds third collection of poems & follows the success of her widely acclaimed river-poem " Dart" which was awarded the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2002. Extending the concerns of " Dart" & written over a period of several years these poems combine abrupt honesty with an exuberant rhetorical confidence at times recalling the oral & anonymous tradition with which they share such affinity." ...

Woods etc." is Alice Oswald's third collection of poems & follows the success of her widely acclaimed river-poem " Dart" which was awarded the T.S. Eliot Prize in 2002. Extending the concerns of " Dart" & written over a period of several years these poems combine abrupt honesty with an exuberant rhetorical confidence at times recalling the oral & anonymous tradition with which they share such affinity." ...

Ben Law has lived as a woodsman in Prickly Nut Wood for over 20 years. His authentic incredible sense of the land & the wildlife ...

This title offers the ultimate celebration of a landmark in modern cultural history. It is a day-by-day act-by-act account of everything that went down on Yasgurs Farm. It

Includes:: a wealth of photographs & graphic memorabilia. It defined a generation exemplified an era: Woodstock was unlike anything that has ever happened before or since. Relive the moment & get back to the garden with this day-by-day act-by-act account of everything that went down on Yasgurs Farm. It is organised in three parts Origins The Event & The Aftermath. With interviews "es from those who were there & a wealth of photographs & graphic memorabilia Woodstock" is the ultimate celebration of a landmark in modern cultural history."

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Here's a complete course in the basic safe & correct techniques for mastering the lathe. Learn to create beautifully shaped newels balusters & chair & table legs by using gouges & chisels on a lathe. Each chapter takes on an essential aspect of woodturning--from types of lathes & accessories to sharpening from turning between centers to faceplate turning from copy turning to boring & routing. Special feature: Every chapter ends with a checklist summary to help you review what you've learned quickly & easily. Rowley has done a fine job of preparing sketches text & photos that everyone should be able to follow.... Don't pass up this book...."-- " Woodwork. 151 pages 289 b/w illus. 9 1/2 x 10 1/4." ...