{"product_id":"the-english-path-paperback-4","title":"The English Path - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Taplin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMary-Ann Ochota\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil the twentieth century most country dwellers made their short journeys on foot, via footpaths and bridleways which connected villages, and took people to neighbouring villages, to church, to market, to their places of work. In \u003ci\u003eThe English Path\u003c\/i\u003e Kim Taplin (1943-2024) explores the way that poets and writers, from Jane Austen to Iain Sinclair, have written about these vital routes, which sustained rural life for centuries, and which were also powerful visions of arriving and leaving, but are today under constant threat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur new edition, the most recent addition to the Nature Classics series, has an introduction by the writer and broadcaster Mary-Ann Ochota, and a foreword by Phoebe Taplin, Kim's daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKim Taplin (1943-2024) was a poet and writer, whose first book was The English Path, originally published in 1979. She was also a teacher and a peace campaigner, who protested at Greenham Common in the 1980s. Mary-Ann Ochota is a broadcaster and writer, the author of books including Hidden Histories and Secret Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 186\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47335344832761,"sku":"9781915068422","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/p1iFYEkltl9781915068422_62b387b4-079b-4f2d-8ef2-3edeb677858a.webp?v=1769658081","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-english-path-paperback-4","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}