Letters from Skokholm (Paperback, New)

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When R.M. Lockley settled on Skokholm, an uninhabited island off the Pembrokeshire coast, he was 24 years old. It was a boyhood dream to be with birds and flowers in some remote place', to live like Robinson Crusoe. But when war broke out in September 1939, this dream island life had to be abandoned. Knowing he may never return, Lockley began writing about the history and wildlife of his beloved island. He sent what he wrote to his friend and brother-in-law John Buxton - a naturalist captured by the Germans in Norway in 1940. These letters to a prisoner-of-war, intended to solace Buxton in his captivity, became Letters from Skokholm. Our new edition includes the illustrations by C.F. Tunnicliffe that appeared in the first edition. First published 1947 by J.M. Dent & Sons.

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When R.M. Lockley settled on Skokholm, an uninhabited island off the Pembrokeshire coast, he was 24 years old. It was a boyhood dream to be with birds and flowers in some remote place', to live like Robinson Crusoe. But when war broke out in September 1939, this dream island life had to be abandoned. Knowing he may never return, Lockley began writing about the history and wildlife of his beloved island. He sent what he wrote to his friend and brother-in-law John Buxton - a naturalist captured by the Germans in Norway in 1940. These letters to a prisoner-of-war, intended to solace Buxton in his captivity, became Letters from Skokholm. Our new edition includes the illustrations by C.F. Tunnicliffe that appeared in the first edition. First published 1947 by J.M. Dent & Sons.

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General

Imprint

Little Toller Books

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

Nature Classics Library

Release date

October 2010

Availability

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First published

December 2010

Authors

Illustrators

Dimensions

212 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

248

Edition

New

ISBN-13

978-0-9562545-8-0

Barcode

9780956254580

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LSN

0-9562545-8-6



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