On Foot to Canterbury
A Son’s Pilgrimage
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2021
University of Alberta Press (Verlag)
978-1-77212-545-0 (ISBN)
University of Alberta Press (Verlag)
978-1-77212-545-0 (ISBN)
Ken Haigh explores the historical and literary landscape of the Pilgrims’ Way in southern England.
Setting off on foot from Winchester, Ken Haigh hikes across southern England, retracing one of the traditional routes that medieval pilgrims followed to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. Walking in honour of his father, a staunch Anglican who passed away before they could begin their trip together, Haigh wonders: Is there a place in the modern secular world for pilgrimage? On his journey, he sorts through his own spiritual aimlessness while crossing paths with writers like Anthony Trollope, John Keats, Jane Austen, Jonathan Swift, Charles Dickens, and, of course, Geoffrey Chaucer. Part travelogue, part memoir, and part literary history, On Foot to Canterbury is engaging and delightful.
“My father didn’t need this walk, not the way I do. For him it would have been a fun way to spend some time with his son. He had, I begin to realize, a talent for living in the moment… Perhaps a pilgrimage would help me find happiness. Perhaps I could walk my way into a better frame of mind, and somehow along the road to Canterbury I would find a new purpose for my life. It was worth a shot.”
Audio edition from PRH available from Audible, Kobo, Google, and Apple Books.
Setting off on foot from Winchester, Ken Haigh hikes across southern England, retracing one of the traditional routes that medieval pilgrims followed to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. Walking in honour of his father, a staunch Anglican who passed away before they could begin their trip together, Haigh wonders: Is there a place in the modern secular world for pilgrimage? On his journey, he sorts through his own spiritual aimlessness while crossing paths with writers like Anthony Trollope, John Keats, Jane Austen, Jonathan Swift, Charles Dickens, and, of course, Geoffrey Chaucer. Part travelogue, part memoir, and part literary history, On Foot to Canterbury is engaging and delightful.
“My father didn’t need this walk, not the way I do. For him it would have been a fun way to spend some time with his son. He had, I begin to realize, a talent for living in the moment… Perhaps a pilgrimage would help me find happiness. Perhaps I could walk my way into a better frame of mind, and somehow along the road to Canterbury I would find a new purpose for my life. It was worth a shot.”
Audio edition from PRH available from Audible, Kobo, Google, and Apple Books.
Happiest when reading or hiking, Ken Haigh has written one other travel memoir, Under the Holy Lake: A Memoir of Eastern Bhutan (UAlberta Press). He has worked as a teacher and librarian and lives in Clarksburg, Ontario.
Prelude xi
1 | Winchester 1
2 | Winchester to New Alresford 23
3 | New Alresford to Alton 41
4 | Alton to Farnham 57
5 | Farnham to Newlands Corner 67
6 | Newlands Corner to Dorking 89
7 | Dorking to Reigate 107
8 | Reigate to Godstone 119
9 | Godstone to Otford 131
10 | Otford to Addington 145
11 | Addington to Rochester 163
12 | Rochester to Thurnham 183
13 | Thurnham to Lenham 199
14 | Lenham to Wye 213
15 | Wye to Canterbury 227
16 | Canterbury 245
Acknowledgements 253
Notes 255
Suggested Reading 263
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.09.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Wayfarer |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 375 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa | |
| Reiseführer ► Europa ► Großbritannien | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-77212-545-8 / 1772125458 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-77212-545-0 / 9781772125450 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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