Underland

A Deep Time Journey

Paperback, 488 pages

English language

Published Nov. 10, 2020 by Penguin Books, Limited.

ISBN:
978-0-14-103057-9
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From the internationally bestselling, prize-winning author of Landmarks, The Lost Words and The Old Ways

'Dazzling' Guardian

'Heart-stopping' Daily Telegraph

'Mesmerizing' Observer

'Epic' Financial Times

'You'd be crazy not to read this book' The Sunday Times

Underland is an epic exploration of the Earth's underworlds as they exist in myth, literature, memory and the land itself. At once ancient and urgent, this is a book that will change the way you see the world.

'Marvellous... Neverending curiosity, generosity of spirit, erudition, bravery and clarity... This is a book well worth reading' The Times

'Extraordinary... at once learned and readable, thrilling and beautifully written' Observer

'Attentive, thoughtful, finely honed... I turned the last page with the unusual conviction of having been in the company of a fine writer who is - who must surely be - a good man' Telegraph

'Poetry, science, a healthy sense of the uncanny and a touch …

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Subjects

  • Civilization
  • Underground areas
  • Voyages and travels
  • Human ecology
  • Landscapes
  • Nature, effect of human beings on
  • Land use
  • Geology