England

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Published by Colour Library International Ltd., 80-82 Coombe Road, New Maidén, Surrey, England Telephone 01-942 7781 From the brooding mystery of Stonehenge - the awe-inspiring neolithic monument that rises abruptly from the Wiltshire Plain, to the northern limit of Román occupation, Hadrian's Wall, which slices across the country from Haltwhistle to Wallsend in Tyne and Wear - England has a wealth offascinating history that is woven into the very fabric of its hills and dales, bustling towns and cities, sleepy villages and sea-washed shores. One of the most enchanting aspects of the country is the immense variety of scenery that almost seems to take the traveller unawares. Leave behind the crowded thoroughfares of any busy town and the eye can feast on undulating countryside; waves of golden corn beneath a summer sky; dense copses of trees, prettier after an April shower when raindrops glisten on each bright, green leaf; fleecy lambs on windswept moors; winding rivers bordered by... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Published by Colour Library International Ltd., 80-82 Coombe Road, New Maidén, Surrey, England Telephone 01-942 7781 From the brooding mystery of Stonehenge - the awe-inspiring neolithic monument that rises abruptly from the Wiltshire Plain, to the northern limit of Román occupation, Hadrian's Wall, which slices across the country from Haltwhistle to Wallsend in Tyne and Wear - England has a wealth offascinating history that is woven into the very fabric of its hills and dales, bustling towns and cities, sleepy villages and sea-washed shores. One of the most enchanting aspects of the country is the immense variety of scenery that almost seems to take the traveller unawares. Leave behind the crowded thoroughfares of any busy town and the eye can feast on undulating countryside; waves of golden corn beneath a summer sky; dense copses of trees, prettier after an April shower when raindrops glisten on each bright, green leaf; fleecy lambs on windswept moors; winding rivers bordered by mossy banks; barren fields that winter cloaks with a crisp, white coverlet, and the fickle sea - sometimes calm and shimmering, or wild, beneath an angry sky, as it pounds the rugged coastline. In beautifiil colour photography, this lavishly illustrated volume captures the 'Englishness' of England; its typical rural scenes, as pretty cottages cluster around a village green dominated by the familiar chuch steeple; its architectural glories and pastoral landscapes, delightíul coastal resorts, many fringed with soft, sandy beaches; busy inland towns and historic cities, and, not least, its unforgettable capital, London, the mighty hub of this 'green and pleasant land\ Vissza