{"product_id":"9781473666030-britain-by-the-book-a-curious-tour-of-our-literary-landscape","title":"Britain By The Book A Curious Tour Of Our Literary Landscape","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: 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.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Britain By The Book A Curious Tour Of Our Literary Landscape\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Tearle Oliver\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: John Murray Press\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781473666030\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 240 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 1\/8\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Travel \u0026amp; Holiday Guides","brand":"Tearle Oliver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52428628623665,"sku":"IN-G-9781473666030","price":37.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9781473666030.jpg?v=1769408666","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781473666030-britain-by-the-book-a-curious-tour-of-our-literary-landscape","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}