The Wild Places (book)

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The Wild Places
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Author Robert Macfarlane
Subject Geography
Genre Non-fiction
Publisher Penguin Books
Publication date
2007
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)
Pages340
Awards Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature
ISBN 978-1-86207-941-0
Preceded by Mountains of the Mind  
Followed byThe Old Ways 

The Wild Places is a 2007 book by British writer Robert Macfarlane about the author's journey to explore and document the remaining wilderness of the British Isles. [1] The book is separated into 15 chapters, each a description of Macfarlane's journey to a particular type of wild place, such as "Island", "Valley", and "Moor". [2] [3] [4]

References

  1. Macfarlane, Robert (2008). The Wild Places . New York: Penguin. ISBN   9780143113935.
  2. Motion, Andrew (25 August 2007). "Mapping nature's heartlands". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  3. The Wild Places [Paperback]. ASIN   1847080189.
  4. Nicolson, Adam (31 August 2007). "The Wild Places, by Robert Macfarlane". London: The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2025.