The author takes us through 14 countries in the heart of England, engaging us with anecdotes of local literary figures, pointing out the homes, pubs, hotels, and places (fact and fictional) of all sorts that have connections to writers, their families, their associates, their pets, and sometimes, their fictional characters.
The author takes us through 14 countries in the heart of England, engaging us with anecdotes of local literary figures, pointing out the homes, pubs, ...
"The Literary Guide and Companion to Northern England" is the third and final guide in Cooper s light-hearted and informative travel collection. As Cooper explains in the preface to the first volume: This book was written for the person who unabashedly loves travel, loves England, and loves English literature. In short, for somebody remarkably like the person I was when I began to plan my first trip to Britain and looked for just such a book. Cooper s writing project grew with his enthusiasm for his task. Soon there were several more trips to England, more months at the British...
"The Literary Guide and Companion to Northern England" is the third and final guide in Cooper s light-hearted and informative travel collection. A...
"The Literary Guide and Companion to Northern England" is the third and final guide in Cooper s light-hearted and informative travel collection. As Cooper explains in the preface to the first volume: This book was written for the person who unabashedly loves travel, loves England, and loves English literature. In short, for somebody remarkably like the person I was when I began to plan my first trip to Britain and looked for just such a book. Cooper s writing project grew with his enthusiasm for his task. Soon there were several more trips to England, more months at the British...
"The Literary Guide and Companion to Northern England" is the third and final guide in Cooper s light-hearted and informative travel collection. A...
In a series of intriguing routes through the English countryside, Professor Robert Cooper notes those attractions that the casual tourist might unknowingly pass by, such as the house where Dickens wrote "A Tale of Two Cities," or the windswept quay where John Fowles's French Lieutenant's woman walked. Maps and information about restaurants and accommodations give the traveler the opportunity of having pints of half and half where Jane Austen dined or visiting the pub where Blake s scuffle led to his trial for treason. This newly revised and updated edition of Robert Cooper's acclaimed...
In a series of intriguing routes through the English countryside, Professor Robert Cooper notes those attractions that the casual tourist might unknow...
In a series of intriguing routes through the English countryside, Professor Robert Cooper notes those attractions that the casual tourist might unknowingly pass by, such as the house where Dickens wrote "A Tale of Two Cities," or the windswept quay where John Fowles's French Lieutenant's woman walked. Maps and information about restaurants and accommodations give the traveler the opportunity of having pints of half and half where Jane Austen dined or visiting the pub where Blake s scuffle led to his trial for treason. This newly revised and updated edition of Robert Cooper's...
In a series of intriguing routes through the English countryside, Professor Robert Cooper notes those attractions that the casual tourist might unk...
