Walking Jane Austen's London

Informationen zum Autor Louise Allen Klappentext From prize-winning historical novelist Louise Allen, this book presents eight walks through both the London Jane Austen knew and the London of her novels! Follow in Jane's footsteps to her publisher's doorstep and the Prince Regent's vanished palace, see where she stayed when she was correcting proofs of Sense and Sensibility and accompany her on a shopping expedition - and afterwards to the theatre. In modern London the walker can still visit the church where Lydia Bennett married Wickham, stroll with Elinor Dashwood in Kensington Palace Gardens or imagine they follow Jane's naval officer brothers as they stride down Whitehall to the Admiralty. From well-known landmarks to hidden corners, these walks reveal a lost London that can still come alive in vivid detail for the curious visitor, who will discover eighteenth-century chop houses, elegant squares, sinister prisons, bustling city streets and exclusive gentlemen's clubs amongst innumerable other Austen-esque delights.A unique and affordable set of eight guided walks through late-Georgian London. Zusammenfassung In modern London the walker can still visit the church where Lydia Bennett married Wickham, stroll with Elinor Dashwood in Kensington Palace Gardens or imagine they follow Jane Austen's naval officer brothers as they stride down Whitehall to the Admiralty. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction / Walk 1: Sloane Street to Kensington Palace Gardens / Walk 2: Marylebone and Bond Street / Walk 3: Mayfair / Walk 4: Leicester Square to Green Park / Walk 5: Soho to the British Museum / Walk 6: Westminster to Charing Cross / Walk 7: Somerset House to Lincoln's Inn Fields / Walk 8: Temple Bar to London Bridge / Index

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Louise Allen

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Louise Allen
• Editore: SHIRE
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 10.07.2013
• EAN: 9780747812951
• ISBN: 978-0-7478-1295-1
• Pagine: 112
• Dimensioni: 149 mm x 210 mm x 8 mm
• Serie: Shire General
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio; London, London, Greater London, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, English, Travel & holiday guides, TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History: earliest times to present day, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Travel and holiday guides, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, Literary companions, book reviews and guides