{"product_id":"portrait-of-elmbury-paperback","title":"Portrait of Elmbury - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first book of the famous trilogy of English country life, \u003ci\u003eThe Brensham Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, by John Moore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA wonderful and exuberant chronicle of an English market town between the wars, distinguished with a historic abbey, a winding river and bustling pubs with a cast of characters that could have stepped out of Hogarth or Shakespeare...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Moore (1907-1967) was a British author and pioneer conservationist. He was born in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire in 1907 and died in Bristol in 1967. His most famous work was Portrait of Elmbury, published in 1945, about life in Tewkesbury in the early 20th century. This work, along with \u003ci\u003eBrensham Village\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Field\u003c\/i\u003e, formed part of the 'Brensham Trilogy'. Most of his books had a rural setting and long before conservation came to mainstream media attention he wrote about the effect of technological advances on the countryside and rural life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118712066183,"sku":"9781448204250","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/85fe0cb753a6af39c7877b36f6245cea.webp?v=1732535655","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/portrait-of-elmbury-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}