{"product_id":"britain-by-the-book-oliver-tearle-9781473666030","title":"Britain by the Book: A Curious Tour of Our Literary Landscape","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat caused Dickens to leap out of bed one night and walk 30 miles from London to Kent? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did a small town on the Welsh borders become the second-hand bookshop capital of the world? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy did a jellyfish persuade Evelyn Waugh to abandon his suicide attempt in North Wales? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA multitude of curious questions are answered in \u003ci\u003eBritain by the Book\u003c\/i\u003e, a fascinating travelogue with a literary theme, taking in unusual writers' haunts and the surprising places that inspired some of our favourite fictional locations. We'll learn why Thomas Hardy was buried twice, how a librarian in Manchester invented the thesaurus as a means of coping with depression, and why Agatha Christie was investigated by MI5 during the Second World War. The map of Britain that emerges is one dotted with interesting literary stories and bookish curiosities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oliver Tearle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1473666031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781473666030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e John Murray Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Oliver Tearle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217381896447,"sku":"9781473666030","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8be1bf03-01fa-4f78-9b8f-584cbdf72f78.jpg?v=1771996868","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/britain-by-the-book-oliver-tearle-9781473666030","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}