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by Laurie Lee (Author)
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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (2 Jul 1992)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140033181
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140033182
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 15 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 23,175 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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It was 1934 and a young man walked to London from the security of the Cotswolds to make his fortune. He was to live by playing the violin and by labouring on a London building site. Then, knowing one Spanish phrase, he decided to see Spain. For a year he tramped through a country in which the signs of impending civil war were clearly visible. Thirty years later Laurie Lee captured the atmosphere of the Spain he saw with all the freshness and beauty of a young man's vision, creating a lyrical and lucid picture of the beautiful and violent country that was to involve him inextricably.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Romantic Novel, 1 Mar 2004
What a marvellous book.

On the face of it a simple coming of age story, that of a young man leaving home to walk around Spain. A very layman's view of it, as this however is written for the poet inside us. Wonderful language for a long lost age where you really could abandon yourself completely and travel in its purest sense.

Beware though as this book may make you want to give it all up and set off with your knapsack

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful piece of writing, 6 Nov 2003
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It's not often that a story grabs your attention straight away like this one did with me. On the face of it, a simple story about a young man setting off to find his fortune in a foreign land, the book has so much more. It's about youth and idealism, friendship, life on the road and the desire to just keep moving until you stop. And even though he obviously wrote it many years after making the trip (the emotions running through the tale are those of middle age not late teens), it hardly matters. Quite brilliant. Just like the 'sequel' A Rose for Winter.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If you love travel-logs, you'll love this, 27 Nov 2001
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I am in comlete agreement with the previous reviews. This may be my favourite book of all time (Homage To Catalonia by George Orwell is also of a similar content and standard.) After reading this book I too was struck by the sheer bravery of a young 19 year-old from the Cotswolds who upped himself and explored a then very foreign land.

It was one of my dreams to have met the great man, however he passed away quietly in Leeds approximately 4 years or so ago.

His legacy will live on in 2 of the most beautiful books that I have ever had the pleasure to read.

Buy It !

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4.0 out of 5 stars As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee.
This is such a beautifully written book. The descriptive language really sets the scene and transports you to England and Spain at the time, just before the Civil War. Read more
Published 20 days ago by K. Russell

4.0 out of 5 stars As I walked out one Midsummer Morning.

It was good to continue the story by Laurie Lee. His descriptive powers bring to life the scenery as he walks away from his beloved home to a new life. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. Margaret Blackman

4.0 out of 5 stars Poetic and evocative
I picked this poetic travelogue off the shelf last week to reread in preparation for a trip to Andalusia next month. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jeremy Walton

5.0 out of 5 stars As I Walked out one Midsummer morning
This evocative tale of Laurie Lee's journey is a beautiful book which is filled with emotions and an atmosphere of adventure. Read more
Published 1 month ago by William James Morgan

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written
I love Laurie Lee. His beautifully crafted work is full of the most outstanding description.
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. J. Highfield

3.0 out of 5 stars Spain before it all happened!
Laurie Lee belonged to a generation (those who were young in the 1930s)who both had it tough, but were fortunate enough to have been born at a time which demanded of them a sense... Read more
Published 3 months ago by C. R. Sexton

5.0 out of 5 stars Class Laurie Lee
A smashing read by a wonderful travel writer of the old school. You won't be disappointed.
Published 7 months ago by Mr. D. L. Reid

5.0 out of 5 stars So alone and so alive
In 1934, aged nineteen, Laurie Lee decided to leave his Gloucestershire village and go for a walk - right across Spain. It took him a year. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Four Violets

5.0 out of 5 stars You won't be disappointed
This book paints an incredible picture of Spain in the 1930s; poor, under- developed and on the brink of civil war. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Hornpipe

5.0 out of 5 stars LAURIE LEE As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
Widely regarded as one of the greatest examples of travel writing ever made, 'As I walked out one midsummer morning' is a massively engaging book. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Blue Yates

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