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Literary escapes : exploring the real-life settings of the world’s favourite fiction

ISBN: 9781761452772
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Origin: AU
Release Date: October, 2025

Book Details

Some stories couldn’t happen just anywhere or any time. Often thescenery, setting or era is as central to the tale as any character &- and justas easily recognised. Literary Escapes brings together an eclectic collageof over 70 familiar literary worlds paired with original maps and archivematerial, as well as illustrations and photography.BR /BR / In this collection of essays, the reader will become immersed in LesMisérables’ revolutionary Paris, feel the chill wind of Emily Brontë’sWuthering Heights, and hear the churning paddles of Mississippisteamboats in Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn. Now in an updated newedition, with extended geographic scope and new entries.BR /