West Country as a Literary Invention: Putting Fiction in Its Place

by Simon Trezise

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Is the 'West Country' on the map or in the mind? Is it the south-west peninsula of Britain or a semi-mythical country offering a home for those in pursuit of the romance of wrecking, smuggling and a rural Golden Age? This book investigates these questions in the context of the relationship between place and writing, discussing Thomas Hardy's Wessex; R.D. Blackmore's Exmoor and Lorna Doone; Charles Kingsley, whose Westward Ho , became a Devon place-name,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0859895386

ISBN13:9780859895385

Release Date:January 2000

Publisher:University of Exeter Press

Length:256 Pages

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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