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I Bought a Mountain
- Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
With a foreword by Patrick Barkham.
And an essay by Welsh hill farmer, Dafydd Morris-Jones.
Written on the eve of the Second World War, this memoir tells the remarkable story of how 21-year-old Thomas Firbank decided on impulse to purchase a 2,400-acre hill farm in the rugged, inhospitable mountains of Snowdonia, and how he and his wife struggled to build it back into prosperity.
The book became an international bestseller, selling over half-a-million copies worldwide and pioneered the genre of 'good life' rural escape literature. This new edition is introduced with a foreword by the award-winning nature writer, Patrick Barkham, and includes an afterword by contemporary Welsh sheep farmer, Dafydd Morris-Jones.
I Bought a Mountain is a thrilling human tale of tragedy and triumph, as well as a portrait of a lost era when farming was a communal endeavour, offering precious insights into conservation and sustainability relevant for today.
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"One of the great no-holds-barred life-adventures in the wilds of the British landscape." (Adam Nicolson)
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- Dr. N. WOODRUFF
- 01-04-24
Third reading of this amazing biography
It's never old or out of date, and applies in 2024 as it did in the decades before
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- Anonymous User
- 03-12-23
A great book and a better audio book
I have previously read this book and loved it. it's is Just as good listening to it. I have never understood why it is not better known.
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