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Footnotes, a journey around Britain in the company of great writers, Peter Fiennes ; illustrations by Alice Carter

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Footnotes, a journey around Britain in the company of great writers, Peter Fiennes ; illustrations by Alice Carter

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Footnotes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Peter Fiennes ; illustrations by Alice Carter

Sub title

a journey around Britain in the company of great writers

Summary

Peter Fiennes follows in the footsteps of twelve inspirational writers, bringing modern Britain into focus by peering through the lens of the past. The journey starts in Dorset, shaped by the childhood visions of Enid Blyton, and ends with Charles Dickens on the train that took him to his final resting place in Westminster Abbey. From the wilds of Skye and Snowdon, to a big night out in Birmingham with J. B. Priestley and Beryl Bainbridge, Footnotes is a series of evocative biographies, a lyrical foray into the past, and a quest to understand Britain through the books, journals and diaries of some of our greatest writers. And as Fiennes travels the country, and roams across the centuries, he wonders: Who are we? What do we want? They seemed like good questions to ask, in the company of some of our greatest writers

Target audience

adult

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