by Belloc · Cluster: Travel Writing · Pilgrimage · Landscape
Abstract
A topographical and historical portrait of the county of Sussex, tracing how its geography — the South Downs, the Weald, the coastal harbours and marshes — shaped its settlement and history from prehistoric trackways through Roman, Saxon and Norman times. Belloc blends geology, history and affectionate landscape description into a study of local English character.
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Forms & Genres: Travel Writing, History, Essay, Nonfiction Themes & Concepts: Nature, Tradition, Nationalism and Patriotism, Anti-Industrialism, Natural Order, Economics Motifs: Sea, Hill, Road, River, Ruins the Abbey, Sea and Voyage Historical References: Medieval England, King Alfred, William the Conqueror, Danish Invasions Settings: Rural England, Sea (2) Topoi: Beatus Ille (Happy the Man Rural Retreat)