THE FOLIO SOCIETY

This comprehensive guide takes the reader on a journey through almost 2,000 literary locations in Britain and Ireland. It explores the intriguing relationships between writers and the places that inspired them.

Which London district links Jane Austen and Doris Lessing? What famous Irish glen drew both Erskine Childers (author of The Riddle of the Sands) and William Blake? Arranged geographically, facts, anecdotes and quotations offer fascinating insights into the day-to-day lives of these great literary minds.

This newly updated edition now includes almost 300 writers with illustrations throughout – including new city maps of major literary centres – making this the perfect guide for the explorer or the armchair traveller.