Poems for Travellers

Name: Poems for Travellers
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781035026777
Price: 24.99 NZD
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By Gaby Morgan

Series: Macmillan Collector's Library

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Poems for Travellers transports you to lands far and near in the company of some of the world's greatest poets such as Walt Whitman, John Keats and Christina Rossetti. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful... Read More

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A collection of classic travel poems introduced by novelist and prize-winning travel writer, Paul Theroux.

A collection of classic travel poems introduced by novelist and prize-winning travel writer, Paul Theroux.

Description

Poems for Travellers transports you to lands far and near in the company of some of the world's greatest poets such as Walt Whitman, John Keats and Christina Rossetti.

Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.

As internationally acclaimed author Paul Theroux writes in his introduction, 'Here is a collection of travel poetry composed by real travellers, weekending tourists, feverish fantasists, bluffers, dreamers, brave adventurers and resolute stay-at-homes. It succeeds in what poetry does best - inspires and consoles, reminds us of who we are, where we've been, and where we might want to go next.'

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035026777

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 May 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan Collector's Library

Contributors:

Edited by Gaby Morgan
Introduction by Paul Theroux
Introduction by Paul Theroux

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 101.0mm

Height: 158.0mm

Weight: 144g

Pages: 240

Collections

Gaby Morgan Non-Fiction Poetry Series: Macmillan Collector's Library Special Editions Travel & Adventure

About the Author

Paul Theroux has written many works of fiction and travel writing, including the modern classics The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, My Secret History and The Mosquito Coast. He divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.

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