Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. List of Illustrations xi
5. List of Figures xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Use and Delight: Attitudes to Nature since 1600 7
8. 2 Woods of Imagination and Reality 37
9. 3 Making and Using the Soil 64
10. 4 Commanding the Waters 90
11. 5 The Fragile Hill 116
12. 6 The Quarrel over the Countryside 142
13. Notes 173
14. Select Bibliography 191
15. Index 201