Fringed With Mud & Pearls - An English Island Odyssey

In this book, prizewinning writer and historian Ian Crofton embarks on a personal odyssey to the islands encircling England, exploring how some were places of refuge or holiness, while others have become locations for prisons, rubbish dumps or military installations.

About the author

Ian Crofton was born in Edinburgh and worked for Collins in Glasgow before moving to London, where he has been a freelance writer and editor for 25 years. Previous books include Brewer's Dictionary of Curious Titles; Brewer's Britain and Ireland (with John Ayto); Brewer's Cabinet of Curiosities, A Dictionary of Art Quotations, History without the Boring Bits; Science without the Boring Bits; A Dictionary of Scottish Quotations.

Summary

In this book, prizewinning writer and historian Ian Crofton embarks on a personal odyssey to the islands encircling England, exploring how some were places of refuge or holiness, while others have become locations for prisons, rubbish dumps or military installations.

Product details

• Authors: Ian Crofton, Ian
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781780276656
• ISBN: 978-1-78027-665-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales