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Hollow Places
An Unusual History of Land and Legend
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‘Impossible to summarise and delightfully absorbing, Hadley’s book is comfortably the most unexpected history book of the year’ Sunday Times
A luminous journey through a thousand years of folklore and English history.
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‘Impossible to summarise and delightfully absorbing, Hadley’s book is comfortably the most unexpected history book of the year’ Sunday Times
A luminous journey through a thousand years of folklore and English history.
Once upon a time in a Hertfordshire field, an ancient yew tree hid a dragon hunted by a giant named Piers Shonks. Today, the dragon and its slayer are the survivors of an 800-year battle between rural legend and national record, storytellers and sceptics.
In this brilliant and lyrical history, Christopher Hadley journeys from churches to tombs to manuscript margins, to explore history, memory and legend, and the magical spaces where all three meet.
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Christopher Hadley's Hollow Places has been praised as a rich exploration of English folklore and history, presenting an unexpected and delightful reading experience. The book offers an intelligent, engaging meditation on the evolution and impact of myths and tales over centuries, revealing the charm and significance of such stories in the cultural landscape. Hadley's narrative is celebrated for its fluidity, insightfulness and engaging style, offering both a scholarly and affectionate examination of historical traditions.
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ISBN: 9780008319526
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 August 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: William Collins
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 310g
Pages: 448
About the Author
Christopher Hadley is a journalist and author. His pieces on such popular subjects as 18th-century religious tracts have appeared in The Independent, The Guardian, The Times, London Review of Books, Esquire and his local parish magazine, among many other publications. Hollow Places, an account of his search across a thousand years of British history for the dragon-slayer Shonks, is his first history book. Christopher is married with three children, whom he hopes will never grow-out of hunting for dragons and other marvels in the Hertfordshire countryside where they live.
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