Best Person Rural: Essays of a Sometime Farmer

By Noel Perrin

Book Overview

In 1963, Noel Perrin, a 35-year-old professor of English at Dartmouth College, bought an 85-acre farm in Thetford Center, Vermont. For the next forty years he spent half his time teaching, half... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567923070
• ISBN13: 9781567923070
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.7" x 6.4"

Customer Reviews

Best Person Rural

Very entertaining. Funny and charming, and I actually learned a few things should I escape to a rural life.

Terry Osborne has selected the best of Perrin's works and provides a winning introduction to their l

Noel Perrin died several years ago so it's a surprise - and a treat- to see his essays gathered in a collection introduced by his close friend and fellow teacher - his final gathering of 'country' essays reflecting on farming, the seasons, tools, and the joy of experiencing the countryside. Terry Osborne has selected the best of Perrin's works and provides a winning introduction to their lasting value. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch