Worm Forgives the Plough
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT MACFARLANE
During the Second World War, John Stewart Collis volunteered to leave his comfortable life as an academic to work on the land for the war effort. His account of this time perfectly captures the soft-handed, city-dweller''s naivety and wonder both at the workings of nature and the toughness of life on a farm. It''s set in the south of England and comprises e...
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT MACFARLANE
During the Second World War, John Stewart Collis volunteered to leave his comfortable life as an academic to work on the land for the war effort. His account of this time perfectly captures the soft-handed, city-dweller''s naivety and wonder both at the workings of nature and the toughness of life on a farm. It''s set in the south of England and comprises e...
