Sheep are the thread that runs through the history of the English
countryside. Our fortunes were once founded on sheep, and this book
tells a story of wool and money and history, of merchants and
farmers and shepherds, of English yeomen and how they got their
freedom, and above all, of the soil. Sheep have helped define our
culture and topography, impacting on everything from accent and
idiom, architecture, roads and waterways, to social progression and
wealth. With his eye for the idiosyncratic, Philip meets the native
breeds that thrive in this country; he tells stories about each
breed, meets their shepherds and owners, learns about their past -
and confronts the present realities of sheep farming. Along the
way, Philip meets the people of the countryside and their many
professions: the mole-catchers, the stick-makers, the
tobacco-twisters and clog-wrights. He explores this artisan
heritage as he re-discovers the countryside, and finds a lifestyle
parallel to modern existence, struggling to remain unchanged - and
at its heart, always sheep.
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