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The book lover’s European bucket list : a grand tour of literature

ISBN: 9780712354943
Format: Hardback
Publisher: British Library Publishing (ADS)
Origin: GB
Release Date: March, 2025

Book Details

Caroline Taggart sets off on a tour of Europe to select 100 literary landmarks across the continent to describe and provide practical advice for visiting. Discover the inspirations in Austria for Mary Shelly and in Sweden for Astrid Lindgren; visit Cervantes statue in Madrid dating back to 1835 and explore the French Riviera through the eyes of F. Scott Fitzgerald. The entries stretch from Homer in the eighth century BCE all the way to modern-day Scandi Noir, Sally Rooneys Dublin and Elena Ferrantes Naples. Accompanied by colour destination photographs and illustrations, mainly from the British Library Collections.