2004, ISBN: 0792265610

[EAN: 9780792265610], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.09], [PU: National Geographic Books, United States, Washington], ANNA QUINDLEN IMAGINED LONDON A TOUR OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST F… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780792265610], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.09], [PU: National Geographic Books, United States, Washington], ANNA QUINDLEN IMAGINED LONDON A TOUR OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST FICTIONAL CITY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DIRECTIONS, Anna Quindlen first visited London from a chair in her suburban Philadelphia home. 'The city streets were filled with fog and the cobbled pavers were slightly slick with moisture, so that the man and woman struggling down the street slid on its surface. It was just after the war, and some of the buildings were empty holes left over from the blitz.' The book describing this was by Patricia Wentworth, one of a series of mystery novels she wrote that wind up always, inevitably, in the capital, at the cosy flat of the essential English spinster. Quindlen has been to London countless times since, in the pages of books. From Dickensian London, rich with narrow alleyways and jocular street vendors, to the London of Conan Doyle and Margery Allingham, with its salt-of-the-earth police officers and crowded train stations. She visited Victoria Station, Hyde Park, Soho, and Kensington in her imagination long before ever setting foot in the city. By the time Quindlen actually visited London in 1995; it was less like an introduction and more like a homecoming. Here, she thought, is where Evelyn Waugh's bright young things danced until dawn. Here is where foolish Lydia Bennett eloped with the dastardly Wickham. Here is where Oliver Twist sought his fortune, and where Adam Dalgliesh has his private flat. New York, Paris, and Dublin are vividly portrayed in fiction, but London has always been the star, both because of the primacy of English literature and the specificity of the city's descriptions. In Imagined London, Quindlen walks through the city, moving within blocks from the great books of the 18th century to the detective stories of the 20th to the new modernist tradition of the 21st Her book is about travelling and reading in a city in fact and a city in fiction and where and how the two cities intersect. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Books<

2004, ISBN: 9780792265610

Gebundene Ausgabe

Washington, D.C: National Geographic, 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author without inscription. A very nice copy. 2004… Mehr…

Washington, D.C: National Geographic, 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author without inscription. A very nice copy. 2004 Hard Cover. 162 pp. Anna Quindlen first visited London from a chair in her suburban Philadelphia home—in one of her beloved childhood mystery novels. She has been back to London countless times since, through the pages of books and in person, and now, in Imagined London, she takes her own readers on a tour of this greatest of literary cities. While New York, Paris, and Dublin are also vividly portrayed in fiction, it is London, Quindlen argues, that has always been the star, both because of the primacy of English literature and the specificity of city descriptions. She bases her view of the city on her own detailed literary map, tracking the footsteps of her favorite characters: the places where Evelyn Waugh's bright young things danced until dawn, or where Lydia Bennett eloped with the dastardly Wickham. In Imagined London, Quindlen walks through the city, moving within blocks from the great books of the 19th century to the detective novels of the 20th to the new modernist tradition of the 21st. With wit and charm, Imagined London gives this splendid city its full due in the landscape of the literary imagination., National Geographic, 2004, 4<

2004, ISBN: 9780792265610

Gebundene Ausgabe, Erstausgabe

Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Directions, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Very clean hardcover book, SIGNED by author, in clean unclipped dust jacke… Mehr…

Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Directions, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Very clean hardcover book, SIGNED by author, in clean unclipped dust jacket (now in new archival quality removable mylar cover). Clean red paper-covered boards with black cloth spine, silver lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Signed bookplate "Anna Quindlen" on front free endpaper. No other names, writing or marks. 162 pages + "About the Author." Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Delightful book that is a tale of three cities: the fictional London that lives in the pages of writers from Shakespeare to P. D. James and Martin Amis; the historical metropolis where so many immortal authors have made their homes; and the vibrant capital that today welcomes visitors from all over the world. Quindlen evokes all three as she travels from Sherlock Holmes's digs to Poet's Corner in Westminter Abbey, to Hyde Park Gate and beyond. ., National Geographic Directions, 2004, 4.5<

ISBN: 9780792265610

National Geographic. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible e… Mehr…

National Geographic. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., National Geographic, 2.5<