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The Gentle Art of Tramping
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
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First published in 1926, The Gentle Art of Tramping is as relevant now as then. Tramping is an approach: to nature, to humankind, to nations, to beauty, to life itself. This lost classic is a breath of fresh air for world-weary souls.
It is a gentle art; know how to tramp and you know how to live. Know how to meet your fellow wanderer, how to be passive to the beauty of nature and how to be active to its wildness and its rigour.
The adventure is not the getting there, it’s the ‘on-the-way’. It is not the expected, it is the surprise.
Critic reviews
"A hymn to the wilderness of the the British Isles." (Robert Macfarlane, author of The Wild Places)
"An absolute gem of a book." (Alastair Humphreys)
"The Gentle Art of Tramping is Mr. Graham’s masterpiece." (The New York Herald)
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- DEAN WADDINGTON
- 08-03-20
brilliantly charming.
loved every moment of this wonderfully written piece.
old but timeless.
will listen again without a doubt.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-08-22
Beautiful written and read
Yes , some of the advice given in the book is now outdated however, the writer with the help of the narrator , describes a beautiful world of tramping.
The chapter on Companionship alone is worth it.
Highly recommend.
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- Joseph Kemp
- 31-01-21
Loved it
I've spent a lot of my life doing just what this book explains so poetically, it really warmed my heart to benefit from Stephen Graham's observations on this subject, a must for anyone that loves the outdoors
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- Joe
- 28-06-23
Brilliant and charming.
A brilliant book, beautifully narrated by Mike Grady. Yes, parts are obviously outdated now, but this only adds to its character and charm. There is so much here to be enjoyed by the modern reader. A fascinating, often poetic, sometimes meditative, glimpse into the past. The chapters on companionship and trespassing are worth the price alone. This won't appeal to everyone, but it will certainly speak to those of us who look to the past with rose tinted glasses, who find nature restorative, and who wish we could tramp through a world that had not yet been ruined by our disrespect for nature. I have just finished listening to the book for the first time, but it certainly won't be the last.
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- Ruth
- 13-05-20
A good gentle listen
It is certainly a bit dated, but still a lovely listen on tramping or hiking as we would call it now.
One I would probably listen to again. definitely worth a credit
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- Starskey
- 26-02-22
Beautifully of its time
Written in 1926 and very much of its time but much relevant today. Narration very time appropriate if perhaps a little soporific. Of for that time….
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- mark Nieuwenhoff
- 01-08-20
A book about Hiking.
Mike Brady polishes a turd. Content is so dated it is irrelevant. And some of the literary rambling such as the bit about maps is daft. it would have been far more interesting if it were the journal of a Tramp.
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