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| Title | : | The Forest |
| Author | : | Edward Rutherfurd |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 784 pages |
| Published | : | July 3rd 2001 by Ballantine Books (first published January 1st 2000) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. European Literature. British Literature |
Edward Rutherfurd
Paperback | Pages: 784 pages Rating: 4.02 | 7771 Users | 387 Reviews
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Few places lie closer to the heart of the nation's heritage than the New Forest. Now, Edward Rutherfurd, weaves its history and legends into compelling fiction. From the mysterious killing of King William Rufus, treachery and witchcraft, smuggling and poaching run through this epic tale of well-born ladies, lowly woodsmen, sailors, merchants and Cistercian monks. The feuds, wars, loyalties and passions of generations reach their climax in a crime that shatters the decorous society of Jane Austen's Bath, and whose ramifications continue through the age of the Victorian railway builders to the ecologists of the present day.Specify Books Conducive To The Forest
| Original Title: | The Forest |
| ISBN: | 0345441788 (ISBN13: 9780345441782) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Hampshire, England |
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Ratings: 4.02 From 7771 Users | 387 ReviewsAppraise Epithetical Books The Forest
History of the New Forest dating from 11th century to present day, told through the memorable people of the Forest: the Prides, Puckles, Cola the huntsman (Albion family), Furzeys, Tottons, the Seagulls. From medieval hunting forest and abbeys through time of the Armada and the civil war and Georgian and Victorian England up till present day. Lots of social, rural and some political history interwoven into the story of generations of these families.The format of this book is like all of Rutherford's others: historical fiction. This story takes place in a location that is very near Sarum (the subject of his int'l best selling breakout book), but its emphasis is much different: the focus is on how the forest in this area affects the people that live there and vice versa. You get wafts of the big events (e.g. Queen Elizabeth and her Golden Age, the Spanish inquisition) but everyday details concern how deers and oak trees mature. I love
This is my favorite of the ones about England. It spans a large area with a lot of folklore, witchcraft, and strong females.
For some reason I found this more engrossing and enjoyable than London despite the fact it was written in much the same way, using family histories, quarrels and affairs as well as major historical events to portray life in the New Forest from its early days to the modern era. The book is divided up into various sections/periods where we follow the Prides, Furzeys and Puckles, Albions, Tottons and Seagulls as they live and breathe the Forest, its customs and traditions while trying to better
It is rare when I read a book, that I wish for it to end for other reasons that I want to find out what happens to the characters I have come to know and like. This book, however, I just wished to end so I could get it over with and move on to something better.The book is composed of several short stories taking place in and around the New Forrest, telling stories about the people living there and following various families as they evolve through the span of the novel (some 900 years).This idea
...Since reading this novel for the first time back in 2001 I've read several thousand pages of other material by this author. Books like Russka (1991), Dublin: Foundation (2004) and New York (2009) impressed my but even after this reread, The Forest is a personal favorite of mine. It's not often you find a book that points out humanity's relationship to the environment and landscape in such vivid detail. This combination of ecology and history gives this novel something extra compared to
The first sentence of this tome is a real stinker. Stopped me in my tracks. Still, I really liked London so I ploughed on. No happier by the end of the second paragraph, I flipped to the back to check on the page count. 883. Blimey. Had they let this go to print sans editor? Yet, I really did enjoy London so on I plodded.Got through it all in the end. The Forest is a collection of stories, encompassing the 11th century to the dawn of the 21st, involving generations of families - peasant to
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