Literary Places: Volume 2

Description

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.

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.

"A slam-dunk for bibliophile armchair travelers." * Booklist *