Last Updated on April 23, 2026
Modern Stories Of The Open Air by John Hadfield 1962 Paperback.
This ‘omnibus contains selected stories of the countryside, the sea and life out of doors.
Each story is by an outstanding writer of the twentieth century, and the editor’s aim has been to present stories of open-air activities of men and women rather than conventional ‘nature stories
John Hadfield is well known for his anthologies on the country theme and other subjects, including art, ghosts and short stories exhibiting period atmosphere. In this volume he gathers together representative stories from authors who have given country writing a distinctive place in the literature of our time: H. E. Bates (with an unusual faculty for the description and interpretation of country life’), Adrian Bell (who appears with the fox-hunting episode from Corduroy), Richard Hughes (the famous Welsh novelist), John Moore (a fully fledged country writer in novel, short story and essay), and C. G. D. Roberts (who ‘ showed an extraordinary intimacy with ways of birds and beasts’). This galaxy of stories is completed by Liam O’Flaherty, Siegfried Sassoon, A. G. Street, Mary Webb, Henry Williamson, Joseph Conrad and W. H.
Hudson.
This book was previously for sale at Margot’s Books. The shop is now closed — this post is kept as an archive record only.
Leave a Reply