Yorkshire: A Literary Landscape
$22.99
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
26 June 2023
Summary
A gorgeous book to dip into and savour the rich literary heritage of Yorkshire, Britain’s largest county. Yorkshire is renowned for its landscapes: the magical wilderness of the moors and the dales, its cities built on industry and mining, and its varied coastline.
All these places, as well as its people, have been portrayed and dramatized in literature through the centuries; by poets from Andrew Marvell to Simon Armitage, by novelists such as Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, Bram Stoker, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529090413 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529090415 |
| Author: | David Stuart Davies |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 26 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 182g |
| Dimensions: | 177mm x 113mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
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Critics Review
The present selection of pieces has been ably curated by writer and film historian David Stuart Davies, who approaches his task with intelligence, wit and a proper commitment to research. – Steve Whitaker * Yorkshire Times *Davies is perceptive on context and insightful as to the wider relevance or social value of his authorial choices’ literary achievements. – Steve Whitaker * Yorkshire Times *
About The Author
David Stuart Davies
David Stuart Davies is the author of numerous novels, plays and non-fiction books, a film historian and an expert on Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. A Yorkshireman through and through, he was born in Huddersfield, studied English at Leeds University and taught English for twenty years before becoming a full-time writer. He lives with his wife in Huddersfield.
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