The French Riviera
A Literary Guide for Travellers
Published on 21. November 2003
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-86064-967-7 (ISBN)
Description
This is a literary tour of the French Riviera. It covers the lives and work of all the writers who found inspiration there - from Graham Greene and W. Somerset Maugham, who spent much of their lives there, to those writers whose work it dominates, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Guy de Maupassant, to those who simply lingered there. Ted Jones' encyclopaedic work covers them all, including: Louisa M. Alcott; Hans Christian Andersen; J.G. Ballard; Simone de Beauvoir; Bertholt Brecht; Albert Camus; Casanova; Bruce Chatwin; Joseph Conrad; Charles Dickens; T.S. Eliot; Andre Gide; Ernest Hemingway; Victor Hugo; James Joyce; and countless others.
Reviews / Votes
"Thoughtful, entertaining and vivid, Jones's 'The French Riviera' sweeps us along the coast...the list of literary lovers of the Riviera almost beggars belief. It is delightful to have their eloquent, acerbic, lyrical responses collected here, in a book that deserves to become a favourite with all travellers." -Miranda Seymour, The Sunday Times "...certainly among the best of recent books on the area. Jones has done a lot of research and presents his results in a clear and lively style... The book will appeal obviously to those with literary interests but it's also designed to please those who enjoy Sunday paper-style gossip." -Patrick Middleton, The Riviera Reporter Daily Mail, 9th July 2005. Included in the Daily Mail's 'Holiday's by Book' feature under Cote d'Azur. Chosen by Victor Sebestyen: 'A vivid guide to the Cote d'Azur in the eyes of some of the greatest writers of their time.'More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86064-967-7 (9781860649677)
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Book
11/2007
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Person
Ted Jones is a writer and journalist. He lives in Villefranche-sur-mer, on the Riviera.
Content
Acknowledgements vii Map viii Introduction xi 1. HyA res: Gateway to the Riviera 1 2. Cannes: City of Festivals 31 3. Antibes: The City Opposite 55 4. The Back Country: The Balcony of the Mediterranean 79 5. Nice: The Heart of the Riviera 103 6. Cap Ferrat: Almost an Island 129 7. Monaco: City of Millionaires145 8. Menton: Sanatorium City 163 Epilogue 188 Author Profiles 190 Bibliography 223 Index 229