26%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Rooms of One's Own: 50 Places That Made Literary History
Adrian Mourby
€ 16.99
€ 12.58
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Rooms of One's Own: 50 Places That Made Literary History
Hardcover. Visit the historic places where great works of literature were written Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSRC; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Writers' relationships with their surroundings are seldom straightforward. While some, like Jane Austen and Thomas Mann, wrote novels set where they were staying (Lyme Regis and Venice respectively), Victor Hugo penned Les Miserables in an attic in Guernsey and Noel Coward wrote that most English of plays, Blithe Spirit, in the Welsh holiday village of Portmeirion. Award-winning BBC drama producer Adrian Mourby follows his literary heroes around the world, exploring 50 places where great works of literature first saw the light of day. At each destination - from the Brontes' Yorkshire Moors to ... Read more
Writers' relationships with their surroundings are seldom straightforward. While some, like Jane Austen and Thomas Mann, wrote novels set where they were staying (Lyme Regis and Venice respectively), Victor Hugo penned Les Miserables in an attic in Guernsey and Noel Coward wrote that most English of plays, Blithe Spirit, in the Welsh holiday village of Portmeirion. Award-winning BBC drama producer Adrian Mourby follows his literary heroes around the world, exploring 50 places where great works of literature first saw the light of day. At each destination - from the Brontes' Yorkshire Moors to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Duxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785781858
SKU
V9781785781858
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-7
About Adrian Mourby
Adrian Mourby was an award-winning BBC drama producer before turning to full-time writing. He has published three novels, two AA travel guides and a book of humour based on his Sony Award-winning Radio 4 series Whatever Happened To...? In recent years Adrian has won two Italian awards for his travel journalism. He also writes extensively on opera and has produced ... Read more
Reviews for Rooms of One's Own: 50 Places That Made Literary History
'A fine selection of quick essays concerning where great writers wrote.'
Bookbag 'A valuable little book that should really be treasured for providing huge amounts of insight without the reader having to go anywhere at all.'
The Page Printed 'Adrian Mourby has a delightful way about him. His writing is warm and characterful.'
Outlet 'Insightful & beautifully ... Read more
Bookbag 'A valuable little book that should really be treasured for providing huge amounts of insight without the reader having to go anywhere at all.'
The Page Printed 'Adrian Mourby has a delightful way about him. His writing is warm and characterful.'
Outlet 'Insightful & beautifully ... Read more