Search Results for ‘United Kingdom’, ‘Travel Writing & Other Literature’, ‘Travel Writing’ - 12 matches found

Left for Dead - The Untold Story of the Tragic 1979 Fastnet Race

This is the true story of Nick Ward’s harrowing time in the tragic Fastnet Race of 1979. The yachting race runs from the Isle of Wight, around Lands End and north-west to Ireland most south-westerly...

The Accidental Angler

Meet Charles Rangeley-Wilson. He’s one of Britain’s best-kept secrets – angler, conservationist, traveller. He’s also one of our finest fishing writers. Now join him on the trip of a lifetime, on a...

Pies and Prejudice - In Search of the North

“Pie and Prejudice” is a charming, wise and witty travel book that takes place on our very own shores. A northerner in exile, stateless and confused and hearing rumours of Harvey Nichols in Leeds and...

London Lore

Published by Random House, London Lore sees leading folklorist Steve Roud bring together an astonishingly rich selection of the capital's stories: fabled events, heroes and villains, tales of ghosts...

The Bus We Loved

In this affectionate history, Travis Elborough tells the story of the Routemaster's invention, rise and decline, of the people who worked on it, and of the enthusiasts who were mad about it. Slowly...

Tunnel Visions

Christopher Ross, philosopher and traveller, decides to cease his journeyings and literally go underground. Seeking an antidote to incurable restlessness he chose to work for a year as a Station Assistant...

Down and Out in Paris and London

George Orwell’s vivid memoir of his time among the desperately poor and destitute in Down and Out in London and Paris is a moving tour of the underworld of society.
Although his account is also partly...

London Fragments - A Literary Expedition

“London Fragments” is one of those rare books that inspire you to revisit places you probably didn’t realise you were visiting; it will show you parts of London in completely new lights.
On ten strolls...

East End Chronicles

In East End Chronicles, Ed Glinert explores the dark, unusual and arcane stories of East London in his renowned and absorbing style.
Medieval burial ground, Victorian hell hole, Blitz bombing target...

The Magic Toyshop

Angela Carter's classic The Magic Toyshop is a story of discovery, dramatic growth and sexual awakening. Melanie ventures in the midnight garden wearing her mother's wedding dress; having closed herself...

Night Haunts - A journey through the London night

“Night Haunts” seeks to reclaim the mystery and romance of the city - to revitalise the great myth of London for the new century.
London at night has been seen as a lawless mix of depravity and pestilence...

Underground London – Travels beneath the city streets

Magnificent and renowned, London's attractions have also been minutely documented. But scratch the surface of the city and a more mysterious, murky world is revealed. A world to which we are introduced...