Country gentlemen, bird-watching vicars and farmers have traditionally been the chroniclers of the British countryside and rural way of life. This book introduces a very different point of view. We see the changing seasons - and the 20th century revolution in the long-settled ways of rural life - through the shahrp eyes of ten exceptional women including a leading suffragette, a classical scholar, an artist with her own large farm, and a climber's daughter who turned to writing when her children grew up and left home. Here is The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady for the 21st century.

2 further collections of the hugely popular "Guardian" quick crossword series.

Country gentlemen, bird-watching vicars and farmers have traditionally been the chroniclers of the British countryside. This book features the 20th century revolution in the long-settled ways of rural life - through the eyes of ten women including a leading suffragette, a classical scholar, and an artist with her own large farm.