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A Keeper's Tale by Fred J Speakman
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Badger
Experience |
| Description | |
This is the story of a gamekeeper,
Sidney Butt, who worked in the forests of Essex. There are examles of wildlife
throughut the book, but the description of badgers is a fairly small part of the
book. |
| Summary |
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The father and son pair worked in a tract
of the Essex forest famed for its beauty and interest and, back in those days
for its wildness and wild deeds. The gamekeepers seemingly fought against
poachers, bird catchers, deer killers, gamblers gangs of rogues and wildfires.
The book details their love of the woods, toegther, in some detail the catching
of deer, the shooting of many of the species we now want to protect. The book
describes the beauty of the countryside, but the gamekeepers know that their
lifetime of service to the forest is coming to an end. The book might seem a bit
of an odd read for people living in the modern world, but, despite it all; it is
still worthwhile if you want to understand something of the old-fashioned ways
of gamekeepers and their views on what makes forest wonderful. |
| Written by |
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Alf Curtis and Fred J Speakman |
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Illustrated by |
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John Avis |
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Photographs by |
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n/a |
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Written in |
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1962 |
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Last Revised in |
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1962 |
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Size |
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mm by mm (height by width) |
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Pages |
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ISBN |
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n/a |
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Publisher |
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G Bell & Sons Ltd |
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Copyright Owner |
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Fred J Speakman |
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In Print? |
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Still in Print / Out of Print / Re-Print
being Considered |
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Review Date |
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22 October 2005 |
Front and Cover
| Copyright |
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Copyright in these images is retained
by their owners. Images are shown so you can see what the item looks like
or if you need inspiration to create your own original badger artwork. |
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