The Literary Guide and Companion to Southern England - 9780821412251

The Literary Guide and Companion to Southern EnglandAuthor(s): Robert M. Cooper\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Ohio University Press, United States\nImprint: Ohio University Press\nISBN-13: 9780821412251, 978-0821412251\nSynopsis\nIn a series of intriguing routes through the English countryside, Professor Robert Cooper notes those attractions that the casual tourist might unknowingly pass by, such as the house where Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities, or the windswept quay where John Fowles's French Lieutenant's woman walked. Maps and information about restaurants and accommodations give the traveler the opportunity of having pints of \""half and half\"" where Jane Austen dined or visiting the pub where Blake's scuffle led to his trial for treason.\n This newly revised and updated edition of Robert Cooper's acclaimed handbook combines the utility of current travel information with the appeal of literary history, biography, and anecdote in a leisurely and flavorful guide to the broad swe.