Description:
Chasing the Phantom is a moving story of a Cumbrian Great War writer, whose work has been largely lost to all but the archive and the woman who saved his work for posterity.
Review Quotes:
'Chasing the Phantom 'is a moving, valuable project of rescue and salvage, which re-surfaces an early twentieth-century Cumbrian writer who has otherwise been largely lost to all but the archive. Zoe Gilbert and Stephen Cooper have, in this labour of love, helped materialise this 'phantom' of an author for the twenty-first century, and in so doing added an important chapter to the modern history of Cumbrian place-writing.'
Robert Macfarlane, nature writer
'Every aspect of Nowell Oxland's life, along with that of his generation, was marvellous in its promise. This book is testament to that promise.'
John Lewis-Stempel, farmer, historian and nature writer
'How wonderful to bring to today's audience the work of such a fascinating Cumbrian writer. Oxland's love and understanding of the northern hills and people shines through.'
Brian Groom, author of Northerners and Made in Manchester