Literary Places

Take a walk through twenty-five locales of the world, all made famous by their use, in books, as settings for magnificent novels.

Author Sarah Baxter shares a little of the history of the place at the time in which the book was set, and then she walks you around the place, scene by scene, as it is represented in the novel.

Some of my favorite places shared in Literary Places? Paris as seen in Les Misérables. Florence in A Room with a View. Monterey in Cannery Row.

The predominant appeal of this book by far are the illustrations. They are gorgeous and unique. Sarah Baxter brings twenty-five well known literary settings to life. Each offering the reader both a visually pleasing and informative experience. I would love to own this one as a coffee-table book!

Paris, Les MisérablesDublin, UlyssesFlorence, A Room with a ViewNaples, My Brilliant FriendBerlin, Berlin AlexanderplatzNordland, Growth of the SoilSt Petersburg, Crime and PunishmentSierra de Guadarrama, For Whom the Bell TollsLa Mancha, Don QuixoteDavos, The Magic MountainBath, Northanger Abbey & PersuasionLondon, Oliver TwistSoweto, Burger's Daughter Kerala, The God of Small Things Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), The Quiet American Kabul, The Kite Runner Hanging Rock, Picnic at Hanging RockNew York, The Catcher in the RyeMonterey, Cannery RowMississippi River, Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMonroeville, To Kill a Mockingbird Cartagena, Love in the Time of CholeraChile, The House of the SpiritsYorkshire Moors, Wuthering HeightsCairo, Palace Walk