Category Archives: Travel Guides
Charles Dickens and the House of Fallen Women
London in Charles Dickens`s time was a city of great contrast. The affluent and middle classes enjoyed a comfortable existence but for the poor, life was cruel and harsh, the more so for girls and young women. Many characters in Dickens`s classic novels exemplify this: Little Em`ly in David Copperfield is perhaps the best known.
John Betjeman on Churches
The best-loved of English poets, John Betjeman (1906-1984) was also a great champion of British heritage and his legacy lives on, not just in his poetry, but in his diaries, broadcasts and letters. He famously campaigned to save many church buildings and his work encouraged a greater appreciation of overlooked Victorian churches and architects. Illustrated
London in Landscape (Vol. 2)
“London in Landscape” has been a labor of love for upcoming young artist Karen Neale. Since October 2007 she has been braving all weathers in order to capture, in her own very distinctive style, many of the capital`s most famous scenes, from St Pancras Station to the Barbican, from the Thames Barrier to parliament Square.
In Search of Wales
When H. V. Morton sett out for Wales over seventy years ago, his only previous visit had been twenty years earlier in the unsuccessful pursuit of a girl he loved in Pwllheli.This time, he went to write a book that would capture something of the soul of the country and its people ‘“ a people,
Stranger in Spain
A handsome re-issue of a travel classic. With his trademark wit and inquisitive eye, H. V. Morton travels through a Spain unspoilt by tourism, revealing a country where the past is very much alive. Interspersed with episodes from Spain`s rich history, “A Stranger in Spain” is a journey of discovery that should appeal to those
The Last Watchman Of Old Cairo
In this spellbinding novel, a young man journeys from California to Cairo to unravel centuries-old family secrets.Joseph, a literature student at Berkeley, is the son of a Jewish mother and a Muslim father. One day, a mysterious package arrives on his doorstep, pulling him into a mesmerizing adventure to uncover the tangled history that binds
In Search of Scotland
Looking to close a travel-writing gap of over a hundred years, H. V. Morton goes IN SEARCH OF SCOTLAND, a land to which he is a complete stranger. The result is a characteristically engaging adventure in a landscape at turns `enchanted` and `without mercy`. Amongst many entertaining encounters, he describes a `sincere Scottish breakfast` served
Tyrannosaurus Lex: The Marvelous Book of Palindromes, Anagrams, and Other Delightful and Outrageous Wordplay
Aptanagramy, antigrams, acronyms, bacronyms, palimdromes, paraprosdokians, semordnilaps, paradoxical statements, oxymora, pangrams, malapropisms, eggcorns, oronyms, mondegreens, homophones, grammagrams, chemograms, piano words, euonyms, pleonasms, alternades, kangaroo words, tautonyms, portmanteau words, beheadments, contronyms, heteronyms, capitonyms, and much, much more! This unusual, interesting, fascinating, informative, perplexing book of words has thousands of tricks and words you may, or perhaps
In Search of England
H. V. Morton travels through England by motor car in the 1920s and encounters ruined gothic arches in Glastonbury, farmers bartering for cigars in Norfolk and what now seems like an idyllic way of life – free of traffic jams, noise and pollution.While Morton draws the reader’s attention to the differences between the England he
The Gentleman
A funny, fantastically entertaining debut novel, in the spirit of Wodehouse and Monty Python, about a famous poet who inadvertently sells his wife to the devil–then recruits a band of adventurers to rescue her. When Lionel Savage, a popular poet in Victorian London, learns from his butler that they`re broke, he marries the beautiful Vivien
In the Steps of the Master.
This is an account of H.V. Morton`s journey through the Holy Land. Nowhere do the ancient world and the modern collide so abruptly as in these territories, so long disputed, where H.V. Morton undertook a pilgrimage in the early 1930s.
Hum If You Don`t Know The Words
Apartheid has created a secure future for Robin, a ten-year-old white girl living with her parents in 1970s Johannesburg. In the same nation, but worlds apart, Beauty, a Xhosa woman in a rural village in the Bantu homeland of the Transkei, struggles to raise her children after her husband`s death. Told through Beauty and Robin`s
Who Murdered Chaucer?
In this work of historical speculation Terry Jones investigates the mystery surrounding the death of Geoffrey Chaucer over 600 years ago. A diplomat and brother-in-law to John of Gaunt – one of the most powerful men in the kingdom – Chaucer was celebrated as his country`s finest living poet, rhetorician and scholar: the pre-eminent intellectual
The Sommelier`s Atlas of Taste: A Field Guide to the Great Wines of Europe
Winner of the prestigious Andrรฉ Simon Drink Book AwardThe first definitive reference book to describe, region-by-region, how the great wines of Europe should taste. This will be the go-to guide for aspiring sommeliers, wine aficionados who want to improve their blind tasting skills, and amateur enthusiasts looking for a straightforward and visceral way to understand
Finding Mezcal: A Journey into the Liquid Soul of Mexico, with 40 Cocktails
In this groundbreaking and deeply personal book, Ron Cooper–a leading voice in the artisanal mezcal movement, and the person largely responsible for popularizing the spirit in the United States–shares everything he knows about this storied, culturally rich, and now hugely in-demand spirit, along with 50 recipes.In 1990, artist Ron Cooper was collaborating with craftspeople in
Tokyo New Wave
Showcasing the new talent of Tokyo`s vibrant food scene, Andrea Fazzari profiles 31 chefs who are shaping the future of one of the world`s most dynamic food cities. In a luxe collection filled with portraits, interviews, and recipes, author Andrea Fazzari explores the changing landscape of food in Tokyo, Japan. A young and charismatic generation
Beyond the North Wind: Recipes and Stories from Russia
100 traditional yet surprisingly modern recipes from the far northern corners of Russia, featuring ingredients and dishes that young Russians are rediscovering as part of their heritage.Russian cookbooks tend to focus on the food that was imported from France in the nineteenth century or the impoverished food of the Soviet era. Beyond the North Wind
My Mexico City Kitchen: Recipes and Convictions
Innovative chef and culinary trend-setter Gabriela Cรกmara shares 150 recipes for her vibrant, simple, and sophisticated contemporary Mexican cooking.Inspired by the flavors, ingredients, and flair of culinary and cultural hotspot Mexico City, Gabriela Cรกmara`s style of fresh-first, vegetable-forward, legume-loving, and seafood-centric Mexican cooking is a siren call to home cooks who crave authentic, on-trend recipes
Amazing Facts About Baby Animals: An Illustrated Compendium
A whimsically illustrated collection of fascinating, surprising, and funny facts about baby animals and their parents, from the author of The Illustrated Compendium of Amazing Animal Facts.Who doesn`t love baby animals? Amazing Facts About Baby Animals is an adorable celebration of all kinds of fuzzy, fluffy, scaly, and feathery animal babies and their parents. This
