The Vision of Glory: The Extraordinary Nature of the Ordinary

John Stewart Collis

Science & Math

A beautiful lost classic of English countryside literature. During the Second World War, John Stewart Collis left his comfortable academic life to work on the land for the war effort. Set in the south of England, his account comprises whatever happens to take his fancy, ranging from humorous sketches of the characters he works alongside, mini-essays such as “Contemplation upon Ants,” “Meditation while Singling Mangolds,” to celebrations of the earth worm, pea and potato. Exquisitely written, the book is an enchanting read.

Worm Forgives The Plough

Literature & Fiction

Penguin

A Full Set of Penguin Books - English Journeys 20 Volumes [Paperback] Blythe, Collis, Cobbett, Davison, Fiennes, Houseman, James, Jeffries,Jekyll, Jen

A Full Set of Penguin Books - English Journeys 20 Volumes

Henry, James

Alan Davidson

Gertrude, Jekyll

Richard, Jefferies

William, Cobbett

A.E. Housman

Ronald Blythe

Celia Fiennes

A beautiful lost classic of English countryside literature. During the Second World War, John Stewart Collis left his comfortable academic life to work on the land for the war effort. Set in the south of England, his account comprises whatever happens to take his fancy, ranging from humorous sketches of the characters he works alongside, mini-essays such as âContemplation upon Ants,â âMeditation while Singling Mangolds,â to celebrations of the earth worm, pea and potato. Exquisitely written, the book is an enchanting read.

While following the plough (The Worm forgives the plough)

Barrie Jenkins

The Vision of Glory: The Extraordinary Nature of the Ordinary (Cardinal)

History & Philosophy

Cardinal Books

The Carlyles

Biographies & Memoirs

House of Stratus Ltd

With immense skill and subtlety, John Stewart Collis examines the intricacies of Tolstoy's character. Count Leo Tolstoy was a man of great complexity whose life was dogged by spiritual crises. Collis explores the genius of Tolstoy's masterpieces, War and Peace and Anna Karenina, and examines Tolstoy's reasons for becoming an extreme rationalist and moralist in later life. This finely worked account is an enlightening and compelling study of a world-famous Russian novelist.

Leo Tolstoy

Arts & Literature

House of Stratus

Living With a Stranger

History & Criticism

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