It was 1934 and a young man walked to London from the security of the Cotswolds to make his fortune. He was to live by playing the violin and by labouring on a London building site. Then, knowing one Spanish phrase, he decided to see Spain. For a year he tramped through a country in which the signs of impending civil war were clearly visible. ...
A memoir of the author's experiences as a volunteer for the republican cause in the Spanish Civil War. Published to universal acclaim in Britain, the "London Sunday Telegram" stated that, "It will tell you more about the Spanish Civil War than any history book".
In Om Yoga Today, Cyndi Lee brings the yoga class home with sessions for five minutes, fifteen, thirty, sixty, and even ninety minutes. In the same format and spirit as OM Yoga, Om Yoga Today features series of poses communicated entirely through easy-to-follow illustrations and streamlined instructions. Designed in a practical, concealed Wire-O ...
Spanning the first twenty-three years of his remarkable life, Laurie Lee's celebrated autobiographical trilogy is presented here in one delightful volume. Beginning with "Cider with Rosie", Laurie Lee writes evocatively of his idyllic childhood in the Cotswolds of the twenties, a world of rich sensuousness and native innocence. "As I Walked Out ...
A re-issue of the evocative and nostalgic account of Lee's country childhood in a secluded Cotswold valley. Lee describes a vanished rural world of village schools and church outings but also touches on the darker side of village life as it comes into contact with murder, rape, suicide and depression.
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