Britain by the book : a curious tour of our literary landscape
Tearle, Oliver2018
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Place reservation for Britain by the book : a curious tour of our literary landscapeWhat 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 MI5 during the Second World War.
Main title:
Britain by the book : a curious tour of our literary landscape / Oliver Tearle.
Author:
Tearle, Oliver, author
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2018.
Collation:
x, 230 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2017.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781473666030 (pbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2319794
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