The Adrian Bell Website

News & Forthcoming Events
- Forthcoming Event -
At the Field's Edge
Richard Hawking on the Works of Adrian Bell
The other Speakers at the Slightly Foxed Readers' Day are:
Stig Abell, Olivia Potts, D. Taylor, Sarah Wheeler
Stig Abell, Olivia Potts, D. Taylor, Sarah Wheeler
Saturday 4th November 2023
- Recent Event -
A Countryman's East Anglia:
The Writing of Adrian Bell
Talk by Richard Hawking
Bury St Edmunds Guildhall
Sat 11th March 2023 at 10.30am
- New Publication: February 1st 2023 -
Selected and Introduced by Richard Hawking
Illustrated by Beth Knight
Published by Slightly Foxed on Feb 1st 2023
A New Selection of Essays by Adrian Bell
Selected and Introduced by Richard Hawking
Preface by Martin Bell
Illustrated by Beth Knight
Published by Slightly Foxed on Oct 12th 2021
- Articles -
- Reviews -
Robert Corban Reviews At the Field's Edge: Adrian Bell and the English Countryside
Robert Grano Reviews At the Field's Edge: Adrian Bell and the English Countryside
- Critical Biography -
At the Field's Edge: Adrian Bell and the English Countryside
Richard Hawking
This monograph introduces the prose and ideas of this
important writer,
and provides a thoughtful and engaging exploration of Bell’s writing and his
‘practical’ relevance to contemporary debates about the countryside. It
addresses factors that continue to impact and jeopardize our countryside:
the rise of industrial farming and its environmental impact; the growing
separation of the country and the city; and the disconnection of producer
and consumer, and the impact of capitalist consumerism on the countryside.
At the Field’s Edge will also examine how these factors have contributed to
the decline of rural communities and rural culture, and how they challenge
constructions of English identity.
and provides a thoughtful and engaging exploration of Bell’s writing and his
‘practical’ relevance to contemporary debates about the countryside. It
addresses factors that continue to impact and jeopardize our countryside:
the rise of industrial farming and its environmental impact; the growing
separation of the country and the city; and the disconnection of producer
and consumer, and the impact of capitalist consumerism on the countryside.
At the Field’s Edge will also examine how these factors have contributed to
the decline of rural communities and rural culture, and how they challenge
constructions of English identity.
Published by The Crowood Press May 28th 2019
- Recent Publications -
Please check out the new edition of The Cherry Tree
from the wonderful independent publisher Slightly Foxed
from the wonderful independent publisher Slightly Foxed
For information, please contact: richardhawking@adrianbellsociety.co.uk