I Bought a Mountain (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781780725253)

Reissue of a bestselling classic that inspired a generation of 'good life' nature books

'I first saw Dyffryn in a November gale... the old house was quivering under the thrusts of the wind, and the wild, remote setting had already captured my fancy, and I will hold it till I die.'

So begins the remarkable story of a 21-year-old man who, with no experience in agriculture, visited a sheep farm on a near barren Welsh mountainside in 1931 and that same day bought all 2,400 acres along with its 3000 sheep for 5,000.

Set amidst the rugged grandeur of Snowdonia, I Bought a Mountain follows the struggles and triumphs of this impulsive but hard-working man and his every-bit-as-tough wife, Esme, as they fight to build the farm into prosperity.

Firbank's writing is guileless and immediate and ruthlessly honest. His paean to the traditional, Welsh hill-farming way of life, transports you to a disappearing world, one ruled by the age-old rhythms of work, weather, livestock and a love of the land, and offers precious insights into conservation and sustainability.

Author: Thomas Firbank
ISBN-10: 1780725256
ISBN-13: 9781780725253
Publisher: Short Books
Language: English
Published: 10/04/2022
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.82h x 5.51w x 1.26d