The Invention of the Countryside. (Reviews).

The Invention of the Countryside Hunting, Walking and Ecology in English Literature, 1671-1831. Donna Landry: Palgrave 328pp 42.50 [pounds sterling] ISBN: 0333961544

THE THEME AND THESIS of Donna Landry's book are clearly implied in its title. Her aim is twofold: to show the extent to which the countryside was invented in fact by hunting and walking, and the extent to which it was invented in imagination by hunting and walking literature. She tells an interesting story with considerable erudition, and does her best to make her findings relevant to the current debates over ...

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