''Country Diary'' is a daily
natural history
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column in the
English
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newspaper ''
The Guardian
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'', first published in November 1906. It is also now freely available on the newspaper's website. Past and present contributors include
John K. Adams,
Arnold Boyd,
Janet Case
Janet Elizabeth Case (1863–1937) was a British classical scholar, tutor of ancient Greek, and women's rights advocate.
Early life and education
Case was born in Hampstead, London, in 1863, to William Arthur Case and Sarah Wolridge Stansfeld; s ...
,
Mark Cocker
Mark Cocker (born 1959) is a British author and naturalist. He lives with his wife, Mary Muir, and two daughters in Claxton, Norfolk.
The countryside around Claxton is a theme for two of his twelve books.
Cocker has written extensively for B ...
,
Thomas Coward,
Ka Cox,
Harry Griffin,
Jim Perrin
Jim Perrin (born 30 March 1947), is an English rock climber and travel writer.
Biography
Jim Perrin was born Ernest James Perrin in Manchester, England, to a family of Huguenot descent. His father played rugby league for Salford in the late 19 ...
(as James Perrin),
Sarah Poyntz
Sarah Poyntz (18 March 1926 – 14 September 2020) was an Irish journalist and author. She is known for her contributions over 24 years to ''The Guardian's'' '' Country Diary'' column, describing The Burren. Some of her columns were subsequentl ...
,
Arthur Ransome
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,
Helena Swanwick, and
Enid J. Wilson.
Since the 1990s, the paper edition of the column has been illustrated by
Clifford Harper
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.
Jizz
The column is credited with the first use in print of the term "''
Jizz''", in a piece by
Thomas Coward of 6 December 1921, subsequently included in his 1922 book "Bird Haunts and Nature Memories".
He attributed it to "a west-coast Irishman".
Bibliography
A number of books, compiling past columns, have been published, including:
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* (36 of Harper's drawings, plus an essay by
Richard Boston
Richard Boston (29 December 1938 – 22 December 2006) was an English journalist and author, a rigorous dissenter and a belligerent pacifist. An Anarchism, anarchist, toper, raconteur, marathon runner and practical joker, he described his past ...
)
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*''A Lifetime of Mountains: The Best of A. Harry Griffin's 'Country Diary
A. Harry Griffin (
edited
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by Martin Wainwright, foreword by
Chris Bonington
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His career has included nineteen expeditions to the Himalayas, including four to Mount Everest.
Early life and expeditions
Bonington's father, ...
),
Aurum Press Ltd., (2005),
References
External links
Country Diary page on the Guardian website
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The Guardian
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