Literature fans should visit these British places There are plenty of beautiful and fascinating places in Britain that are teeming with literary associations. But what are the best places to visit if you’re a book lover? We suggest that the literature fan pack their rucksack full of sandwiches, a flask […]
This week, the paperback edition of our literary travelogue, Britain by the Book, was published by John Murray. In honour, here is a shortened version of one of the entries from the book… The village of Yealmpton (pronounced ‘Yampton’) is a few miles east of Plymouth. Market Street boasts a […]
In this week’s Dispatches from The Secret Library, we offer a brief excerpt from Dr Oliver Tearle’s new book, Britain by the Book: A Curious Tour of Our Literary Landscape I’ve often thought that someone should write a book about interesting thirds. Firsts are interesting, of course, and the silver-medallists of history […]