1st Edition
Anderson’s Travel Companion A Guide to the Best Non-Fiction and Fiction for Travelling
By Compiled by Sarah Anderson
Copyright 1995
584 Pages
by
Routledge
584 Pages
by
Routledge
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A selection of the best in travel writing, with both fiction and non-fiction presented together, this companion is for all those who like travelling, like to think about travelling, and who take an interest in their destination. It covers guidebooks as well as books about food, history, art and architecture, religion, outdoor activities, illustrated books, autobiographies, biographies and fiction... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Guide Book Series; AFRICA: North Africa; West Africa; East AFrica; Central and Southern Africa; African Islands; AMERICAS: North America: USA and Canada; Central America; South America; Caribbean; ASIA: Middle East; Central Asia and Indian Sub-continent; Far East; South East Asia; OCEANIA: Pacific and Australasia; EUROPE: Western Europe; Central and Eastern Europe; Scandinavia; UK; Ireland; POLAR REGIONS; Index of authors, editors, translators; Index of titles; Index of places; Index of photographers.
Biography
Compiled by Sarah Anderson
’A labour of love, and it shows, this will prove indispensable to lovers of travel books, and makes a useful reference when about to visit a country for the first time.’ Wanderlust ’a truly impressive achievement.’ The Oxford Times ’this hefty, entertaining and ambitious enterprise.’ The Times Literary Supplement ’I found it a gold mine of information, to be read with a passport close at hand. For the traveller who wants information above and beyond the conventional guide books it will surely become indispensable.’ Michael Palin ’Anderson’s is just the ticket...Highly recommended for all libraries.’ Choice
