Tearle Oliver
Britain By The Book A Curious Tour Of Our Literary Landscape
Britain By The Book A Curious Tour Of Our Literary Landscape
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Description: What caused Dickens to leap out of bed one night and walk 30 miles from London to Kent? How did a small town on the Welsh borders become the second - hand bookshop capital of the world? Why did a jellyfish persuade Evelyn Waugh to abandon his suicide attempt in North Wales? A multitude of curious questions are answered in Britain by the Book a fascinating travelogue with a literary theme taking in unusual writers haunts and the surprising places that inspired some of our favourite fictional locations. We'll learn why Thomas Hardy was buried twice how a librarian in Manchester invented the thesaurus as a means of coping with depression and why Agatha Christie was investigated by MI 5 during the Second World War. The map of Britain that emerges is one dotted with interesting literary stories and bookish curiosities.
Title: Britain By The Book A Curious Tour Of Our Literary Landscape
Author(s): Tearle Oliver
Publisher: John Murray Press
Barcode: 9781473666030
Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Date: 1/8/2019
Category: Travel & Holiday Guides
Description: What caused Dickens to leap out of bed one night and walk 30 miles from London to Kent? How did a small town on the Welsh borders become the second - hand bookshop capital of the world? Why did a jellyfish persuade Evelyn Waugh to abandon his suicide attempt in North Wales? A multitude of curious questions are answered in Britain by the Book a fascinating travelogue with a literary theme taking in unusual writers haunts and the surprising places that inspired some of our favourite fictional locations. We'll learn why Thomas Hardy was buried twice how a librarian in Manchester invented the thesaurus as a means of coping with depression and why Agatha Christie was investigated by MI 5 during the Second World War. The map of Britain that emerges is one dotted with interesting literary stories and bookish curiosities.
Title: Britain By The Book A Curious Tour Of Our Literary Landscape
Author(s): Tearle Oliver
Publisher: John Murray Press
Barcode: 9781473666030
Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Date: 1/8/2019
Category: Travel & Holiday Guides
