The curlew’s raw call echoes over the uplands. In that ancient sound you know: wild landscapes and the wild stories they inspire are forever entwined.
At Books of the Wild Moor, we celebrate tempestuous wild places and their tales. From Brontë’s rugged moors to the gothic spectre of a ruined abbey on mist-soaked coastline, Britain’s breathtaking and mysterious heritage breathe life into the revered stories that spring from the land.
Just as the seasons unfurl from copper, to frost, to rebirth, we celebrate both the light and the dark. We long for the malevolent spectres that cross fens in the night and for Hardy’s sun-kissed chalk hills.
Here we welcome kindred spirits, who love the bracing ice wind on their cheek, whose sprits lift at boot on fell and who gain deep comfort from the warmth of a good book and an open fire. Who come alive in the twilight and shadows and fall enchanted at the folklore made of this clay, in the ghylls and through the vales.
We are your gate to that wildness. Our curated gift boxes, homemade candles and literary experiences bring you closer to these story-soaked places, whether curled up at home or standing in the wind where the words were first written.
We are careful with what we share. Every book is one we've loved. Every candle is hand-poured by us. Every photograph is taken by us, in the landscapes we call home. Every artefact is something we'd want to unwrap ourselves. We don't do generic. We do rugged, atmospheric and enchanting.
Step out into the wind. Open the book. Light the candle. The wild is waiting.