Robert Macfarlane 3 Book Set - Mountains of the Mind, The Wild Places, The Old Ways - Paperback Nature Writing Collection

Titles in This Set: Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination The Wild Places The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot Details Condition: Brand New Format: Paperback ISBNs: Mountains of the Mind 9781783786794 / The Wild Places 9781783784493 / The Old Ways 9780141030586 Publishers: Granta Books (Mountains of the Mind, The Wild Places); Penguin Books (The Old Ways) Overview This three-book paperback set brings together Robert Macfarlane's landmark works of landscape writing: Mountains of the Mind, The Wild Places and The Old Ways. Together they journey from mountain summits to Britain's last wild corners and along ancient paths on foot. Lyrical and deeply researched, these books have shaped a generation's relationship with the outdoors and rank among the most acclaimed nature writing published in Britain — ideal for walkers, nature lovers and anyone drawn to place-based storytelling. About the Books Mountains of the Mind traces how mountains shifted in the human imagination from places of terror to sites of pilgrimage and conquest, blending history, memoir and mountaineering adventure. The Wild Places sees Macfarlane search out the last truly wild corners of Britain and Ireland — remote islands, holloways, saltmarshes and ancient woods — asking whether genuine wildness survives in a heavily settled landscape. The Old Ways completes the set, following drove roads, sea paths, pilgrim tracks and prehistoric trackways, exploring how walking connects us to memory, ritual and the ghosts of those who walked before. Across all three, Macfarlane's prose is dense with observation and feeling, moving between natural history, literary reference, personal narrative and philosophical reflection. Each book stands alone but together they form a coherent body of work exploring how landscape shapes thought, culture and identity. Widely reviewed and prize-shortlisted, these titles have influenced a wave of contemporary nature writing and remain touchstones for readers who want to think s