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- ISBN 9781849949194
- Weight: 518g
- Dimensions: 152 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 12 Sep 2024
- Publisher: Batsford
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Take the trip of a lifetime through poetry, journalism, historical fact, and science fiction with this daily anthology of travel writing.
Travelling's never been easier. Wherever you are, find yourself somewhere else with the newest anthology in the Batsford Bedside Companion series. Journey through different eras, continents and points of view, with one entry for each day of the year. Whether you're in need of inspiration, you want to manifest your dream trip, or you just need a break, climb aboard and let some of the best travel writers of all time whisk you away to intriguing new lands.
This collection is perfect for anyone who loves to travel, explore, and learn.
• Travel from Middle America to Peru with Bill Bryson, Jack Kerouac, and Michael Bond.
• See what the world has to offer, from Venetian Regattas to Iranian hospitality.
• Discover how others have moved through the world, from cities on foot with Lauren Elkin to countryside biking with Dervla Murphy, driving through Russia with Colin Thubron and waiting at railway stations with Bishwanath Ghosh.
• From London to Timbuktu via the Gobi Desert and the Brazilian Jungle, there's poetry, travel guides, memoir, fiction and more as far as the eye can see.
Swap your backpack for this book to keep by your bedside, and start or end your days with a trip to wherever you desire.
Jane McMorland Hunter is a passionate lover of the written word who works at Hatchards bookshop when not writing. She has written and edited several books, including A Happy Poem to End Every Day, A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year and Nature Writing for Every Day of the Year. Her Bedside Companion series now features Bedside Companion for Food Lovers, Bedside Companion for Book Lovers and Bedside Companion for Gardeners. She lives in Fulham, West London. She can be found at @alittlecitygarden.
