The Fens: Discovering England's Ancient Depths by Francis Pryor Groundswell Speaker 2024 'A forgotten classic: darkly funny

'A forgotten classic: darkly funny and startlingly contemporary

Extent: 420 pages

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The Fens: Discovering England's Ancient Depths by Francis Pryor Groundswell Speaker 2024 'A forgotten classic: darkly funnyA BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. 'Francis Pryor brings the magic of the Fens to life in a deeply personal and utterly enthralling way' TONY ROBINSON. 'Pryor feels the land rather than simply knowing it' GUARDIAN. Inland from the Wash, on England's eastern cost, crisscrossed by substantial rivers and punctuated by soaring church spires, are the low lying, marshy and mysterious Fens. Formed by marine and freshwater flooding, and historically wealthy