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Physical description; 281 p. : ill., (some col.), maps ; 26 cm. Subjects; Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert) 1885-1930 - Criticism and interpretation. English literature - History and criticism. Nature in literature. Landscapes in literature.
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'A sensitive and, at times, moving survey of the relationship between place and writer' --Contemporary Review
'Scholarly but also interesting ... there should be enough to get you walking as well as reading'
--Metro
'A glorious tour, a personal appreciation of British writers and their love of landscape.' --Southern Reporter
'Drabble ... reads writers' localities, ancient and modern, with an understanding of social history as deep as her knowledge of literature' --The Times
'Drabble makes lively connections, parallels and distinctions ... one of the great pleasures of the book [is] its quotations, generous in length, pertinently chosen.'
--The Spectator
'An enthralling read'
--Wharfedale and Airedale Observer
'Scholarly but also interesting ... there should be enough to get you walking as well as reading'
--Metro
'A glorious tour, a personal appreciation of British writers and their love of landscape.' --Southern Reporter
'Drabble ... reads writers' localities, ancient and modern, with an understanding of social history as deep as her knowledge of literature' --The Times
'Drabble makes lively connections, parallels and distinctions ... one of the great pleasures of the book [is] its quotations, generous in length, pertinently chosen.'
--The Spectator
'An enthralling read'
--Wharfedale and Airedale Observer
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- PublisherThames & Hudson Ltd
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0500012199
- ISBN 13 9780500012192
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages288
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