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Bedside Companion for Travel Lovers Jane McMorland Hunter

Bedside Companion for Travel Lovers By Jane McMorland Hunter

Bedside Companion for Travel Lovers by Jane McMorland Hunter


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Take the trip of a lifetime through poetry, journalism, historical fact, and science fiction with this daily anthology of travel writing.

Bedside Companion for Travel Lovers Summary

Bedside Companion for Travel Lovers: An anthology of intrepid journeys for every day of the year: Volume 4 by Jane McMorland Hunter

Take the trip of a lifetime through poetry, journalism, historical fact, and science fiction with this daily anthology of travel writing.

Travelling's never been easier. Wherever you are, find yourself somewhere else with the newest anthology in the Batsford Bedside Companion series. Journey through different eras, continents and points of view, with one entry for each day of the year. Whether you're in need of inspiration, you want to manifest your dream trip, or you just need a break, climb aboard and let some of the best travel writers of all time whisk you away to intriguing new lands.

This collection is perfect for anyone who loves to travel, explore, and learn.

Travel from Middle America to Peru with Bill Bryson, Jack Kerouac, and Michael Bond.

See what the world has to offer, from Venetian Regattas to Iranian hospitality.

Discover how others have moved through the world, from cities on foot with Lauren Elkin to countryside biking with Dervla Murphy, driving through Russia with Colin Thubron and waiting at railway stations with Bishwanath Ghosh.

From London to Timbuktu via the Gobi Desert and the Brazilian Jungle, there's poetry, travel guides, memoir, fiction and more as far as the eye can see.

Swap your backpack for this book to keep by your bedside, and start or end your days with a trip to wherever you desire.

About Jane McMorland Hunter

Jane McMorland Hunteris a passionate lover of the written word who works at Hatchards bookshop when not writing. She has written and edited several books, including A Happy Poem to End Every Day,A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year andNature Writing for Every Day of the Year. Her Bedside Companion series now features Bedside Companion for Food Lovers, Bedside Companion forBook Lovers and Bedside Companion forGardeners. She lives in Fulham, West London.She can be found at @alittlecitygarden.

Table of Contents

Introduction

January: Tales, Marvellous Tales

February: A World of Miracles and Mundanities

March: Strolling Musicians and Dancers

April: It was Not an Easy Journey

May: The Countryside Grew Wilder

June: A Route Obscure and Lonely

July: Exultation is the Going

August: To Travel for Pleasure Alone

September: I Jumped into a Post-chaise

October: The Most Entrancing Spot on Earth

November: I Cannot Rest from Travel

December: Lands Beyond the Sea

Sources

Index

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Additional information

NGR9781849949194
9781849949194
1849949190
Bedside Companion for Travel Lovers: An anthology of intrepid journeys for every day of the year: Volume 4 by Jane McMorland Hunter
New
Hardback
Batsford
2024-09-12
448
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