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Out of Essex : re-imagining a literary landscape / James Canton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Canton, James, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Landscapes in literature.
- Essex (England)--In literature.
- Essex (England).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (251 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Andrews UK Ltd., [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Beyond the brash modern stereotypes of Essex there exists a landscape that has inspired some of England's finest writing. This book tracks the paths of those literary figures who have ventured into the wilder parts of Essex. Some are illustrious names: Shakespeare, Defoe, John Clare, Joseph Conrad, H. G. Wells, Arthur Ransome. Others may be lesser known but here are well remembered: Samuel Purchas, Sabine Baring-Gould, Margery Allingham, J. A. Baker. In ten chapters James Canton crosses five...
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Dedication; Foreword; Introduction; Out Of EssEx; Seeking J. A. Baker; Relics; The Ray; On Puck's Hill; Chasing Joseph Conrad; The Mastodon Mission; Finding Defoe; Essex Peacefulness; Murder On Mersea; In Xanadu; Endnotes; Acknowledgements; Select Bibliography And Further Reading; Useful Website Addresses; Index; Back Matter; Also Available
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-908493-86-0
- 1-908493-87-9
- OCLC:
- 858762930
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