Pleasures and Landscapes: A Traveller's Tales from Europe

by Sybille Bedford

Book Overview

Sybille Bedford once wrote that travel writing is inseparable from the writer's tastes, idiosyncrasies, and general temperament--it is what happens to him when he is confronted with a column, a bird, a sage, a cheat, a riot; wine, fruit, dirt; the delay in the dirt, the failing airplane. Pleasures and Landscapes is what happened to Mrs. Bedford when, at the peak of her literary powers, she traveled through France, Italy, and the rest of Europe for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582431701
• ISBN13: 9781582431703
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Mouthwatering

As usual wonderful writing from Sybille Bedford. If you're into food and wine this is for you. If not leave it alone. But do try to read one of her other books.

An immersive and memorable continental tour

Pleasures And Landscapes: A Traveller's Tales From Europe engagingly recounts the experiences and observations of Sybille Bedford. The format is that of a one woman travelogue as Bedford traveled through France, Italy, Portugal, Yugoslavia, and other European countries and wrote travel articles for Vogue, Esquire and other magazines. Vivid, chatty, with an insightful eye for the human condition that transcends borders and nationalities, Pleasures And Landscapes is an immersive and memorable continental tour which is especially recommended for dedicated armchair travelers!