Talk:John Seymour (author)

Religion
According to Joseph Pearce's Literary Converts, Seymour converted to Christianity, indeed Roman Catholicism, in the early 1980s. Seymour was still alive at the time this book was published, so it is unlikely to be untrue. I do not know whether he stayed in the Church until the end of his life, however. Is it worth mentioning his religious views in this entry?

Yes it is. According to the BBC he was buried in an old blanket in a nearby field.78.151.28.116 (talk) 13:54, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Untitled
This man was a genius and his methods should be employed in every country to maximise sustainability and the health of the population. Just go out and get his last book The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It, and look at the various ideas he developed from a lifetime of experience. It is like a combination of all of the best independent farming methods. If these methods were employed in many third world countries, starvation could be halved, or better. The land could be used to its maximum. The main enemies of this being employed are those he called correctly 'the merchants of greed'. Third World countries are being exploited by corporations instead of being used to the advantage of their own populations. Matthew A.J.י.B. 13:38, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

John Seymour's fictional acount of a world political and economic crisis, 'Retrieved from the Future', is as entertaining a read as you will find as well as examining serious ecological and sustainability issues. The book manages to teach some extremely valuable lessons. I urge you to read it. Teleplayer 10:39, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

I once read a quote in the introduction to a recent edition of the self sufficiency guide to the effect that he was "no angel", I love his books but in the interests of balance, can anyone shed any light on this?85.118.193.177 (talk) 09:38, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

The Larks they sang melodious
why was his 1982 novel "The Larks they sang melodious" not included?

source: http://www.dsfdb.org/werk.php?group=&groupflag=&RecordLIDwb=41320&group=&sid=6c45e25d306c7d2097d30eea9f962d2a --Stefanbcn (talk) 16:18, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

Omitted as I didn't know that it existed. I have now checked and it was only published in German in Germany. I have never seen a copy. Possibly a precursor to his novel 'Retrieved from the Future'? 15:59, 28 December 2018 (UTC)Davepantry

Marriage break up
It would improve the artice if we could find out why it broke up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.151.28.116 (talk) 13:52, 12 April 2016 (UTC)