Literary Trips: Following in the Footsteps of Fame - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0968613705 ISBN 13: 9780968613702

Publisher: GreatestEscapes.com, 2001

Synopsis

Literary Trips: Following in the Footsteps of Fame

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Review:

Offers helpful service information (you too can sleep where Tennessee Wiliams once did) as well as evocative musings. -- Conde Nast Traveler

Practical information that true devotees can devour...a fun read for the literary-minded. -- New York Times

The feet that are being followed belong to outstanding literary figures. The feet following them are exceptional travel writers. -- The Toronto Star

Synopsis:

The first in a new series of literary travel guides, this is a compendium of highly engaging stories by leading travel writers about famous literary figures and the international haunts they made famous. 23 destinations around the world are featured in the evocative short stories. Each story is paired with comprehensive guidebook information and travel tips to enable travellers to plan their own visit to the places that inspired some of the world's most noteworthy authors. Sip Martinis with Noel Coward and Ian Fleming on a Jamaican beach; fish for marlin with Ernest Hemingway in Cuba; ride a streetcar through New Orlean's French Quarter with Tennessee Williams; surf Australia's king-size waves with Bruce Chatwin hang on tight to a camel with Lawrence of Arabia in Jordan; lounge in Parisian cafes with Gertrude Stein and F. Scott Fitzgerald; and trek through the South of England with Agatha Christie and Jane Austen...to name a few. A unique and attractively presented book for armchair travellers and seasoned globetrotters alike, Literary Trips will also make an ideal gift.

About this edition

• Publisher: GreatestEscapes.com
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0968613705
• ISBN 13: 9780968613702
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 385
• Editor: Brooks Victoria