WORDS FROM THE COUNTRYMAN. Edited by Valerie Porter.

2007 1st edition. 8vo (151 x 216mm). Pp224. B/w illustrations taken from old editions of The Countryman. Green boards, spine titled in gilt.

A good anthology of articles from The Countryman magazine, selected by author and historian Valerie Porter, presented chronologically and by subject. Chapters include: Introduction; The pioneer years, 1927-1937; The challenges of war, 1938-1946; Rebuilding the countryside, 1947-1957; Prosperity and optimism, 1958-1967; Agribusiness versus the Home Acre, 1968-1977; Urban migrants, 1978-1989; In our time, 1990-2007.