The Land of Little Rain

Mary Austin, Terry Tempest Williams

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Penguin Random House Australia
01 February 1997

Literary essays; The natural world, country life & pets; Places & peoples: pictorial works

Series: Classic, Nature, Penguin

""Between the high Sierras south from Yosemite-east and south over a very great assemblage

of broken ranges beyond Death Valley, and on illimitably into the Mojave Desert""

is the territory that Mary Austin calls the Land of Little Rain. In this classic

collection of meditations on the wonders of this region, Austin generously shares

""such news of the land, of its trails and what is astir in them, as one lover of

it can give to another."" Her vivid writings capture the landscape-from burnt hills

to sun-baked mesas-as well as the rich variety of plant and animal life, and the

few human beings who inhabit the land, including cattlemen, miners, and Paiute Indians.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

By: Mary Austin
Introduction by: Terry Tempest Williams
Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: Revised ed.
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 108g
ISBN: 9780140249194
ISBN 10: 0140249192
Series: Classic, Nature, Penguin
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 01 February 1997
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert Hass is the author of Sun Under Wood, Human Wishes, Praise, and Field Guide. He served as poet laureate of the United States from 1995 to 1997 and is currently a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. He teaches at the University of California at Berkeley.