A Writer's Britain by Margaret Drabble

A Writer's Britain by Margaret Drabble

The love of place is endemic in English literature, from the work of the earliest poets and hermits to the suburban celebrations of John Betjeman, covering all varieties of the British rural and urban landscape. This book presents an image of Britain as seen by writers of different regions and periods, and also illuminates the way in which their work has changed our visual attitudes, our taste in landscape and our relation to nature.

'An understanding of social history as deep as her knowledge of literature' - The Times
'Drabble makes lively connections, parallels and distinctions … one of the great pleasures of the book is its quotations, generous in length, pertinently chosen … instructive and entertaining' - The Spectator
'A sensitive and, at times, moving survey of the relationship between place and writer' - Contemporary Review

Dame Margaret Drabble was born in Sheffield in 1939 and was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge. She is the author of eighteen novels including A Summer Bird-Cage, The Millstone, The Peppered Moth, The Red Queen, The Sea Lady and the highly acclaimed The Pure Gold Baby. She has also written biographies, screenplays and was the editor of the Oxford Companion to English Literature. She was appointed CBE in 1980, and made DBE in the 2008 Honours list. She was also awarded the 2011 Golden PEN Award for a Lifetime’s Distinguished Service to Literature. She is married to the biographer Michael Holroyd and lives in London and Somerset.

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ISBN 13	9780500514931
ISBN 10	0500514933
Title	A Writer's Britain
Author	Margaret Drabble
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Thames & Hudson Ltd
Year published	2009-09-07
Number of pages	288
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