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100	1		_aKnapp, J. L. _q(John Leonard), _d1767-1845
245	1	0	_aCountry rambles in England
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2026
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aEarlier published under title: The journal of a naturalist.
500			_aRelease date is 2026-02-03
508			_aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520			_a"Country rambles in England" by J. L. Knapp is a natural history journal written in the early 19th century. It offers attentive field observations from the English countryside—its landscapes, geology, plants, birds, insects, farm practices, and rural characters—told with reflective, companionable prose. Readers interested in Selborne‑style nature writing and the textures of everyday country life will find a gentle, learned tour rather than a story-driven work. The opening of this work begins with an American editor’s introduction that pairs it with Selborne, locates the scene on the Severn in Gloucestershire, and explains its appeal—and contrasts—for American readers. Knapp then sets his village on a limestone ridge above the river, notes Roman roads and an encampment, and moves into the ground beneath: varied soils, abundant limestone (often of coral origin), lime‑burning and its uses, and minor minerals, including a striking kiln accident anecdote and thoughts on healthfulness in limestone districts. He sketches the local economy—lime, potatoes, teasels, winter stone‑breaking—celebrates an industrious cottager, and questions the practical value of chemical soil analysis. He describes pastures where certain grasses dominate by soil preference, a pragmatic method of saving hay and wheat in wet seasons, and then dwells on potatoes: how they are planted, rented, harvested, and eaten; their social benefit; and a brief history and varieties. He follows with teasel cultivation—its labor, volatility, and indispensable textile use—criticizes wasteful manure‑picking, and closes this initial stretch with a defense of natural history as a worthy study and a first look at a venerable local oak. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cBuffalo: Phinney & Co., 1852
653			_aNatural history -- Outdoor books
653			_aNatural history -- England
700	1		_aCooper, Susan Fenimore, _d1813-1894
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/countryramblesin00knapuoft
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77852
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