Sicily
Published on 30. June 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-907871-94-1 (ISBN)
Description
This exciting new series will bring together both classic texts and the writing of the leading Travel writers working today, which will inform and inspire the inquisitive traveller. It is an essential companion for anyone travelling to Sicily. Selected authors include: Herodotus, Patrick Brydone, Pirandello, Ann Radcliffe and D. H. Lawrence. This new series is not a guide of where to stay and what to do, rather it is collection of writing that aims to invest the traveller with a cultural and historical background to Syria, which will breath life and meaning into the sights, sounds and tastes that the inquisitive traveller will experience.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-907871-94-1 (9780907871941)
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Person
Horatio Clare is an exciting young author who has brought together the best writing, both old and new on the romantic and enigmatic island of Sicily. Sicily is a destination with a rich and fascinating cultural history, stretching back thousands of years and incorporating Norman Princes, Arab Emirs, a decadent Bourbon court, Mafia bosses and Carthaginian wars. This collection will bring these varied characters nad events to life and bring a new depth to the traveller's experience.