Yorkshire: A Lyrical History of England's Greatest County

by Richard Morris

Book Overview

Yorkshire, it has been said, is 'a continent unto itself', a region where mountain, plain, coast, downs, fen and heath lie close. By weaving history, family stories, travelogue and ecology, Richard Morris reveals how Yorkshire took shape as a landscape and in literature, legend and popular regard.

We descend into the county's netherworld of caves and mines, and face episodes at once brave and dark, such as the part played by Whitby and Hull...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780229097
• ISBN13: 9781780229096
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 7.7"