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This began as a television series, but the printed version, generously illustrated, is sparkling, and in many ways much more rewarding (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
wonderfully written and superbly illustrated with photos, maps, and prints (GOOD BOOK GUIDE )
wonderfully written and superbly illustrated with photos, maps, and prints (GOOD BOOK GUIDE )
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'a serious and absorbing book, with no trace of television breathlessness, and it is handsomely illustrated.'
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a quote from the redoubtable Celia Fiennes in the third chapter of this book. She, like the rest of the explorers in this book, were seeing this island with new eyes, and noting that there was enough to amuse, entertain, impress and exhilarate in the countryside immediately around us.
Nicholas Crane guides us on their journeys again, and they are a eclectic lot - from a monk called Gerald trying to drum up support in the wilderness of Wales, to Gilpin who determinedly searched for the 'picturesque' in the somewhat calmer waters of the Wye. Their motivations and hardships are described in fascinating detail.
I found each journey absorbing and enlightening, but perhaps more importantly it also made me determined to explore more of my island too. Three sets of enticing photographs also whetted my appetite. How long would it take me to follow in Thomas Pennant's footsteps of 1772, I wondered? A quick search of google maps and found great tracts of land without roads and tracks just a few hours away. I wouldn't have to fly or even take a boat. I could catch a train to Inverness and after that I could walk northwest and, according to Nicholas Crane's explorers, see the most dramatic and beautiful landscape in the world.
A great read, that made this armchair traveller want to change into a more active one.
Nicholas Crane guides us on their journeys again, and they are a eclectic lot - from a monk called Gerald trying to drum up support in the wilderness of Wales, to Gilpin who determinedly searched for the 'picturesque' in the somewhat calmer waters of the Wye. Their motivations and hardships are described in fascinating detail.
I found each journey absorbing and enlightening, but perhaps more importantly it also made me determined to explore more of my island too. Three sets of enticing photographs also whetted my appetite. How long would it take me to follow in Thomas Pennant's footsteps of 1772, I wondered? A quick search of google maps and found great tracts of land without roads and tracks just a few hours away. I wouldn't have to fly or even take a boat. I could catch a train to Inverness and after that I could walk northwest and, according to Nicholas Crane's explorers, see the most dramatic and beautiful landscape in the world.
A great read, that made this armchair traveller want to change into a more active one.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
We were very excited about the release of this book, as many of us had enjoyed Coast and were glued to the Great British Journeys series. The book did not disappoint - well written, erudite and very engaged, Nick Crane certainly knows his subject. It was fascinating to read about these early travellers and the chronicles they left behind, and we highly recommend this beautifully produced volume.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Following the "footsteps" of other reviews I cannot but agree with their praise of Crane's book. It is worth having for its own sake; the pleasure is enhanced if you have got the complementary dvd-set as well. Mildly annoying, however, is the relatively great number of spelling mistakes or misprints.
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