Literary Landscapes: Charting the Real-Life Settings of the World’s Fiction Book

Some stories couldn\u2019t happen just anywhere or any time \u2013 often the scenery, landscape or era is as central to the tale as any character \u2013 and just as easily recognised. What adventures would Heidi have had without her mountain neighbours? Would Jim Hawkins have experienced such an adventure had he not lived in mid-1700s England? Literary Landscapes brings together an eclectic collage of over 50 familiar literary worlds paired with original maps and archive material, as well as illustrations and photography.\n\nIn this collection of essays the reader will follow Leopold Bloom\u2019s footsteps around Dublin, become immersed in Les Mis\u00E9rable\u2019s revolutionary Paris, feel the chill wind of Emily Bront\u00EB\u2019s Wuthering Heights, and hear the churning paddles of Mississippi steamboats in Mark Twain\u2019s Huckleberry Finn.\n\nThe landscapes of enduring fictional characters and literary legends are vividly brought to life, evoking all the sights and sounds of them