And in vivid, elegant prose he celebrates how, in an age when television cameras have revealed so much in our landscape, the hare remains as elusive and magical as ever. In The Private Life of the Hare, John Lewis-Stempel explores myths, history and the reality of the hare. In the absence of observed facts, speculation and fantasy have flourished. They are arrogant, as in Aesop’s The Hare and the Tortoise, and absurd, as in Lewis Carroll’s Mad March Hare. They are shape-shifters, witches’ familiars and symbols of fertility. We know them only from legends and stories. Winner Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize in association with National Trust. The hare, a night creature and country-dweller, is a rare sight for most people. ‘To see a hare sit still as stone, to watch a hare boxing on a frosty March morning, to witness a hare bolt. A beautifully illustrated and lyrical celebration of this fascinating creature from the prize-winning author of bestsellers The Running Hare, Meadowland and Where Poppies Blow. Where Poppies Blow: The British Soldier, Nature, the Great War (Paperback) by John Lewis-Stempel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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