Excerpt from The Book of the English Oak I trust that the description of various parts of the country I have visited in my rambles will suggest to town-weary men the breath of fields, woods and wide spaces; and the changes in English scenery, from early spring to the full pomp of summer. That the question of afforestation is of national importance is shown by the findings of the Royal Commission; and it is to be hoped that a subject which has been too much neglected will at length receive the attention it deserves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.