Walking Jane Austen’s London

Author: Louise Allen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0747813892
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
From prize-winning historical novelist Louise Allen, this book presents nine walks through both the London Jane Austen knew and the London of her novels! Follow in Jane's footsteps to her publisher's doorstep and the Prince Regent's vanished palace, see where she stayed when she was correcting proofs of Sense and Sensibility and accompany her on a shopping expedition – and afterwards to the theatre. In modern London the walker can still visit the church where Lydia Bennett married Wickham, stroll with Elinor Dashwood in Kensington Palace Gardens or imagine they follow Jane's naval officer brothers as they stride down Whitehall to the Admiralty. From well-known landmarks to hidden corners, these walks reveal a lost London that can still come alive in vivid detail for the curious visitor, who will discover eighteenth-century chop houses, elegant squares, sinister prisons, bustling city streets and exclusive gentlemen's clubs amongst innumerable other Austen-esque delights.

Ten Walks/two Talks

Author: Jon Cotner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933254678
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"The book combines a series of sixty-minute, sixty-sentence walks around Manhattan and a pair of dialogues about walking -- one of which takes place during a late-night 'philosophical' ramble through Central Park."--Publisher's website.

Shropshire Teashop Walks

Author: Judy Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846740701
Category : Shropshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description

Tea Shop Walks in Leicestershire & Rutland

Author: Paul A. Biggs
Publisher: Sigma Press
ISBN: 9781850586036
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
This guide provides details of circular walk s ranging from 2 to 8 miles, which encompass a variety of te ashops including a windmill, a steam railway station, a stor e barn on a working farm and a 17th-century hall. '

The Places in Between

Author: Rory Stewart
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0156031566
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
Rory Stewart recounts the experiences he had walking across Afghanistan in 2002, describing how the country and its people have been impacted by the Taliban and the American military's involvement in the region.

Out On Your Feet

Author: Julie Welch
Publisher: Aurum
ISBN: 1781312206
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
For five years Julie Welch, a sports writer and marathon runner, edited the magazine of the Long Distance Walkers Association -a remarkably large group of people who meet up most weekends to undertake arduous walking challenges 20, 40 or 60 miles long. The highlight, (though others might well say nadir!) of the Walkers’ calendar has long since been the annual ‘Hundred’. First held in 1973, and every year since, its eclectic (but uniformly addicted) participants will walk a hundred miles, non-stop, within 48 hours – watching the sun set and rise again... twice. The annual Hundreds both beguiled and allured Julie until the sports journalist felt herself powerless to resist; she decided she had to have a go herself. Out On Your Feet is the story of what happened: of the 50-mile walks she took part in to build up to the big day; the singular, admirable, often eccentric and above all tough-as-old-boots members of the long-distance fraternity; and finally the full wonder, pain, horror, exhilaration, even hallucination of walking a Hundred. (With fatigue as a constant travel companion, the mind will play tricks...) This highly entertaining book delves into a fascinating sub-culture that will undoubtedly baffle and inspire in equal measure.

Kyoto

Author: John H. Martin
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462906354
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 876

Book Description
Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital and modern-day center of tourism and traditional culture, is one of the world's most beautiful and historic cities. Founded nearly 1,300 years ago and undamaged by the war, Kyoto today is the home of over 1,600 Buddhist temples, 400 Shinto shrines, countless national treasures and 17 World Heritage sites, including the famed Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple. This book presents 29 easy-to-follow walking tours through Kyoto's history, its many unique districts and scenic areas full of charm and character. You'll discover not only the most renowned sites, such as the Silver Pavilion, the rock garden at Ryoan-ji Temple and the garden of the Heian Shrine, but also little-known areas off the beaten track. Much more than a guidebook, this volume tells the historical and cultural story of Kyoto's great monuments. The colorful tales, fascinating facts, larger-than-life characters and grand events that shaped the city and Japan at large will enthrall every reader. This updated and greatly expanded guide features over 100 color photos, full-color maps that trace each route and detailed diagrams of many individual sites.

Miz Berlin Walks

Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613314916
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
All the children are warned not to go near Miz Berlin because she is the strange lady who tells stories to herself. But one day Mary Louise decides to see for herself what Miz Berlin is all about and finds out that she is simply a lovely storyteller

Lake District Tea Shop Walks

Author: Catherine Savidge
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910758045
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
'Lake District Tea Shop Walks' is written for friends and families looking for an enjoyable walk to do together, to be followed by a good cup of tea and a delicious slice of cake. There are 20 different walks in the Lake District National Park included, and all have simply stunning views of this very special part of the world.

Unforgettable Walks to Take Before You Die

Author: Steve Watkins
Publisher: BBC
ISBN: 9780563539087
Category : Hiking
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A pictorial guide to 30 walking tours, world-wide. Inspirational and varied in theme as well as challenge, each walk can be completed in 2 weeks or less, is described in an essay and photographs that include insider tips and advice.