Author Name
EAGLE, Dorothy & Hilary Carnell
Title Oxford Literary Guide to the British Isles
Binding Hardcover
Book Condition Very Good in Very Good+ dust wrapper
Size 13 maps and 413 pages
Publisher Oxford Oxford University Press 1977
ISBN Number
0198691238 / 9780198691235
Seller ID 6786
Lovely navy blue cloth covered boards with gilt on spine. Spine ends faintly bumped, previous owner name and date on front pastedown. Pages light brown, edges darker; interior pages clean. Unclipped dust wrapper has $ on price indicating a probable export edition, very light edgewear. ; This is a comprehensive guide to the literary associations of Great Britain and Ireland. 'Entries range from Abbotsford, the home of Sir Walter Scott, to Zennor, the Cornish village where D. H. Lawrence and his wife lived in 1916-17. In between come entries on cities, towns, villages, houses, castles, schools, inns, and districts connected with the lives and works of over 900 writers from Bede to Tolkien.' A fascinating reference for planning a trip or for the armchair traveller.; Front cover matches sample image.
England Great Britain British Author Writers Literature Ireland
Price =
17.75 USD
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