Literary Escapes: Exploring the Real-Life Settings of the World's Favourite Fiction Subject / Politics and the arrival of Peggy

and the arrival of Peggy Guggenheim in the late 1940s

and other sweet risen treats like glazed Doughnuts and Pistachio Babka

in which not much has changed

is brought to life with intricate artwork and inventive pop-ups

Without the other they are simply components

Literary Escapes: Exploring the Real-Life Settings of the World's Favourite Fiction Subject / Politics and the arrival of PeggySome stories couldnt happen just anywhere or any time. Often the scenery, setting or era is as central to the tale as any character and just as easily recognised. Literary Escapes brings together an eclectic collage of over 70 familiar literary worlds paired with original maps and archive material, as well as illustrations and photography. In this collection of essays, the reader will become immersed in Les Misrables revolutionary Paris, feel the