The Lost Paths

Oct 26, 2024 7:28 PM

Author:Jack Cornish,Jack Cornish

The Lost Paths

Brought to you by Penguin.

Discover the rich history of Britain's millennia-old network of pathways, and it will be impossible to take an unremarkable walk again...

Hundreds of thousands of miles of paths reach into, and connect, communities across England and Wales. By 2026, 10,000 miles of undiscovered footpaths around Britain stand to be lost. Jack Cornish has dedicated the last five years of his life to walking these forgotten routes, and this book, The Lost Paths, is the result. It is Jack Cornish's hope that The Lost Paths will show just how special these forgotten rights of way are, and how embedded each path is in the history of Britain.

Footpaths, tracks, country lanes and urban streets illuminate how our ancestors interacted with and shaped their landscapes in the pursuit of commerce, salvation, escape, war, and leisure. Paths are an often-overlooked part of our everyday life and our country's history, crucial to understanding the cultural and environmental history of us in the landscape.

After dedicating his time and energy to fighting for their survival, The Lost Paths is Jack's personal journey and exploration of the deep history of English and Welsh footways. This narrative history takes us through ancient forests, exposed mountainsides, urban back streets and coastal vistas to reveal how this millennia-old network was created and has been transformed.

This is a celebration of an ancient network and a rallying cry to reclaim what has been lost and preserve it for future generations.

Reviews

A rallying cry to reclaim lost routes and preserve this precious resource for future generations

—— Walk Magazine

A celebration of an ancient network and a rallying cry to reclaim what has been lost and preserve it for future generations.

—— The Best of UK

'To rewrite Darwin requires considerable skill, bravado, and, possibly, a touch of madness. Jones clearly has more than his fair share of all three...a barnstorming tour of modern genetics and its implications for evolutionary theory'

—— Kenan Malik , Independent on Sunday

'The richness is almost overwhelming, and I am awed by Jones's reading...hugely enjoyable'

—— Steven Rose , Independent

'Explains the workings of evolution, as they are now understood, with beautiful clarity and, naturally, with a lot more fun and jokes than Darwin ever allowed himself. The book is a pleasure to read'

—— Mary Midgley , New Statesman

'A clever book about serious ideas that can happily be read on the beach'

—— Colin Tudge , Sunday Telegraph

'Exhilarating'

—— Melvyn Bragg , Observer

'As enthralling in its own way as was Darwin's original'

—— Kenan Malik , Independent on Sunday

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