The Country Commonplace Book

A seasonal touchstone packed full of quotes, book lists, recipes, poems, and observations on the natural world to keep close at hand and to accompany you through the year.

Commonplace books have been kept for centuries and have historically been used to record favourite passages from books, poetry, anecdotes, extracts from letters, proverbs, lists, shared recipes, quotes, prayers, and lyrics. 'Commonplacing' has seen a recent revival and can now be seen more as a highly personal anthology—a joyful place where the keeper can develop a deeper sense of self by selecting fragments of language that feel meaningful and reflect their tastes, beliefs, and values.

In this book, delve into blogger, Instagrammer, and YouTuber Miranda Mills' ultimate commonplace book, a carefully curated guide to the seasons. Including poetry by Robert Browning, Emily Bronte, Sara Teasdale, and Lemn Sissay, with extracts from Edith Wharton, George Eliot, Alison Uttley, Louisa May Alcott, Adrian Bell, and many, many more. Connect more deeply with yourself and your creative impulses as you explore everything each season has to offer, and even be inspired to create your own personalised commonplace book.