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gardenpath,that the genuine agriculturist,cow,or slug has had a hard struggle for survival.In remote road-houses,however,andbeside forgotten by-passes,a few examplesof the old original country life can still befound.In Mr Daniel Pettiward they havetheir laureate and chronicler.Mr Pettiwardis the Homer of the home farm,theWordsworth of wood-louse and weed-killer.He faces up to the grim realitiesof rural England,the slot machines on thevillage greens,the gnats on SalisburyPlain,cricket,the church fete,hunt balls,mud,the Women's Institute,and all that.  \nMany of Mr Pettiward's country coupletshave appeared in Punch.Their delightfuland preposterous blend of irony andlyricism has already made many readersaware of a fresh and original talent.TrulyRural,which is illustrated by Paul Crum,also of Punch,is Mr Pettiward's first book.It should appeal to all who have liked MrArkell's Green Fingers or the late HarryGraham's Rutbless Rbymes.  \nx2  \n# TRULY RURAL\n\nThe illustrations in this bookare by Paul Crum  \nTRULY RURAL  \nBY DANIEL PETTIWARD  \n   \nDENT ·LONDON  \nAll rights reservedMade in Great Britainat The Temple Press LetchworthforJ.M. 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