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Parry, C. Hubert H.

 
9781440098932: Dickens-Land (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Travel through the places that shaped Dickens’s imagination in a Kent lane-by-lane guide.

This new edition unlocks a guided tour of the settings that fed Dickens’s stories, from Gadshill Place to Cobham Hall and the Medway valley. It blends literary history with practical, scenic walking routes so you can step where the author walked and see the landscapes that inspired his world.

  • Discover Gadshill Place and its surrounding countryside, once central to Dickens’s daily life and writing routine.
  • Visit Cobham Hall’s chalet setting and the lantern-lit views that sparked the author’s imagination.
  • Trace the Medway valley from Rochester to Maidstone, including Aylesford, Cobtree Hall, Muggleton, Town Mailing, and other more-or-less identifiable anchors.
  • Learn how local places, lanes, and hedgerows surfaced in Dickens’s work and shaped his beloved country scenes.
Ideal for readers of Dickens and fans of literary travel, this edition invites you to walk in step with a master observer and see how place and memory fuse into fiction.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

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