Literary Walks in Hertfordshire
Alex Reeve
- Price: £6.95
- Publisher: History Into Print
- ISBN: 9781858583167
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Six writers of prodigious talent have plied their trade while living in
Hertfordshire. The landscape has shaped their work: George Orwell found,
in the village of Wallington, his inspiration for Animal Farm; E.M.
Forster’s home, Rook Nest in Old Stevenage is the model for Howard’s
End; Berkhamsted is revealed to be Greeneland, a place inhabited by many
of Graham Greene’s exotic characters; and George Bernard Shaw
fantasises moving in with the postmistress of Ayot St Lawrence in his
play Village Wooing. In the Tudor age Sir Francis Bacon and Sir Thomas
More sought Utopia whilst in the county. Discover their homes and their
habits, their work and their inspiration. Visit the places that have
influenced some of the greatest literature of the last five hundred
years in a series of walks that will guide you round diverse and
delightful corners of Hertfordshire.
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| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 78 |
| Dimensions | 210mm x 148mm |