Writer's Journey (eBook)

In the Footsteps of the Literary Greats

Travis Elborough (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
224 Seiten
White Lion Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-7112-6874-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Follow in the footsteps of some of the world's most famous authors on the journeys which inspired their greatest works in this beautiful illustrated atlas. Some truly remarkable works of literature have been inspired by writers spending time away from their typical surroundings. From epic road trips and arduous treks into remote territories to cultural tours and sojourns in the finest hotels, this book explores 35 influential journeys taken by literary greats and reveals the repercussions of those travels on the authors' personal lives and the broader literary landscape. Award-winning author Travis Elborough brings each of these trips to life with fascinating insights into the stories behind the creation of some of the world's most famous literary creations, including Dracula, Moby Dick, Murder on the Orient Express, Madame Bovary, The Talented Mr Ripley,and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. FromHerman Melville's first whaling voyage in 1841, from New York to Liverpool, to Jack Kerouac's on-the-road Odyssey, which is now an iconic drive, discover how these journeys imprinted themselves on some of the greatest literary minds of all time. Complete with navigational notes, color photographs, and commissioned maps, the fresh insights within tell readers something new about the places, work, and personalities of some of the world's greatest minds.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.10.2022
• Reihe/Serie: Journeys of Note
• Reihe/Serie: Journeys of Note
• Zusatzinfo: 100
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 170 x 170 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Karten / Stadtpläne / Atlanten
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Agatha Christie • algeiria • Around the World • Asia • Atlas • author • Beautiful • biographies of famous writers • Biography • book lovers • books • Books about writers • Bram Stoker • Cairo • Christmas • Cities • College • Cool • Creative • Diary • Dracula • English literature • FACTS • factual • Flaubert • Genius • Gift • gift for book lovers • Global • Globe • Great Journeys • great writer • Harry Potter • Herman Melville • Holiday • Illustrated • interesting • Jack Kerouac • J.K. Rowling • JK Rowling • Journal • journey • journeys of note series • Letters of Note • Literary • Literature • Madame Bovary • map • map of • Moby Dick • Morocco • Murder on the Orient Express • New England • North Africa • Novels • photography • picture book • Playwright • present • present for • readerson the road • Romania • Russia • Student • Study • thought leaders • Tour • Tourism • Travel • Travel photography • Travis Elborough • Trek • Tunisia • uniersity • United States • U.S.A • USA • Visit • writers • writers lives
• ISBN-10: 0-7112-6874-6 / 0711268746
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7112-6874-6 / 9780711268746