Britain by the Book: A Curious Tour of Our Literary Landscape

by Oliver Tearle

Book Overview

What 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'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473666031
• ISBN13: 9781473666030
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: John Murray Publishers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.7"