ADAM STOUT
Dr Adam Stout is a writer and historian, and has been a Visiting Research Fellow at the Universities of Wales, Leicester, Exeter and Southampton. He has written and lectured widely on the idea of Glastonbury, and has been an active member of the Glastonbury Antiquarian Society. He has now moved to Cornwall.
The Holy Thorn of Glastonbury is the stuff that legends are made of. Stories grow on it like fruit and wrap around it like creepers. It's a shape-shifter. It's been Catholic, Protestant, Pagan, universal. It has succoured royalty, loyalty, defiance and subversion. It's been condemned as patriarchal and revered as a feminine spirit. It's been harnessed by imperialists and peacemakers and nationalists and universalists. It's stood for better times and better days. For Christmas cheer and better nature, for peace and for hope. This book is the biography of a symbol.
GLASTONBURY HOLY THORN
Story of a legend
Adam Stout
Hardback, 6.5" x 9.5", 154 pp.
Copiously illustrated, with line drawings, photographs, and 16 colour plates.
Published 2020
Green & Pleasant Publishing, Glastonbury
Price £12.99
Story of a legend
Adam Stout
Hardback, 6.5" x 9.5", 154 pp.
Copiously illustrated, with line drawings, photographs, and 16 colour plates.
Published 2020
Green & Pleasant Publishing, Glastonbury
Price £12.99
