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Literary Places
Series: Inspired Traveller's Guides
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Bringing together comprehensively researched text and stunning hand-drawn illustrations especially crafted for this title - readers will go on an enlightening journey through the key locations of literature's best and brightest authors, movements and moments.
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Bringing together engaging text and stunning hand-drawn illustrations, Literary Places (Inspired Traveller's Guide) takes readers on an enlightening journey through the key locations of literature's best and brightest authors, movements, and moments.
Explore the plains of La Mancha with Don Quixote, take a Holden Caulfield tour of Central Park, or roam the Yorkshire moors with Cathy and Heathcliff.
Author Sarah Baxter explores literary locations from around the globe, including vibrant urban centres, tranquil creative sanctuaries, and places that inspired classic stories. The evocative text outlines each location's history and culture, combined with biographies of the authors or stories from the literary works that make the place significant.
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Literary Places by Sarah Baxter has been described as a delightful journey for armchair travellers who enjoy the intersection of literature and geography. Reviewers appreciate its enchanting exploration of locations that have inspired great literary works, offering insights into both the places and the texts.
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ISBN: 9781781318102
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 March 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: White Lion Publishing
Illustration: 60 illustrations
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Amy Grimes
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 144
About the Author
Sarah Baxter is a respected British author and journalist with extensive media contacts. She was Associate Editor of Wanderlust magazine, the bible for independent-minded travellers, for more than ten years and has written extensively on walking and travel. Sarah has also contributed to more than a dozen Lonely Planet guidebooks.
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