Reviews for Recommended Country Hotels of Britain

The average rating for Recommended Country Hotels of Britain based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-07-07 00:00:00 Stephanie Mitchell Edward Thomas was a fine poet and his elegant and terse style is equally evident in his prose. This is a book of essays about the relationship British writers have had with particular parts of the country. Most are familiar names, some are little read now - Thomas treats them with insight, sympathy and respect. He has a penetrating eye but wears his knowledge lightly - I learned a lot about both the countryside (sadly now much changed in some of the regions) and the writers. It needs leisurely and thoughtful reading with frequent dipping into the poetry and novels he mentions.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-02-27 00:00:00 Erik Jones What a brilliant little book! Written in the early 20th century, the book is divided into 29 chapters with each being a mini-biography of celebrated British authors (poets/novelists/essayists) but with particular focus of how a certain area of the country (landscape, nature etc) influenced their writing. I learned so much! Writers I didn't know anything about such authors as Meredith, John Aubrey, Richard Jefferies, Cowper & WH Hudson. I found each chapter best read with Wikipaedia on tap (so I could learn more about each author) and a copy of the Oxford anthology of Great English Poetry by my side, so I could read their poems. Not all the authors were poets, and not all were English (Burns, Scott & Stevenson are included from Scotland) so there is something for everybody. Highly recommended! As a result, I have ordered over 10 books from Abebooks for further reading on certain authors. I am incorrigible! This review is based on my copy which is a 1928 edition published by Jonathan Cape. As with all my books, I do like them to feel good in the hands.