{"title":"Philip Dodd","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhilip Dodd’s works explore the rich intersections of creativity, culture, and learning. His books offer thoughtful insights into travel, art, and education, inviting readers to engage deeply with the world around them through a reflective and informed lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e categories, Dodd’s writings are perfect for those seeking to expand their understanding of cultural experiences and artistic expression, blending practical knowledge with inspiring narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-art-of-travel-by-philip-dodd-9781138963863","title":"The Art of Travel","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1982, \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Travel\u003c\/em\u003e is the first collection of critical essays to be devoted to British travel writing. It attempts to give a sense of the wealth of such writing, to map some of its forms and conventions and, implicitly, to claim a place for travel writing in any revised definition of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor this collection, travel includes sea voyages, European tours, commissioned enquiries into social conditions, and urban writing; travel writing ranges from works such as \u003cem\u003eSea and Sardinia\u003c\/em\u003e by D.H. Lawrence, whose status as a novelist guarantees his travel books some attention, through the essays and books of Victorian middle-class travellers into working-class London, to the work of V.S. Naipaul, a contemporary writer who has increasingly preferred the travel book to the novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607895392492,"sku":"9781138963863","price":111.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138963863-the-art-of-travel.jpg?v=1778178244"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/philip-dodd.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}