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William Dean Howells

Certain Delightful English Towns, With Glimpses Of The Pleasant...

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Rare republished Victorian travel classic
Restored collector's literary edition
Intimate English town literary sketches
Out of print for decades
Perfect for classic literature collectors
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A quiet, luminous doorway into Englands heart. William Dean Howellss Certain Delightful English Towns, With Glimpses Of The Pleasant Country Between invites readers to stroll through lanes of memory and landscape, noticing how town life and countryside interact to shape character, mood, and culture. This is more than a travel book it is a refined regional travelogue and a series of literary sketches that frame everyday English life with compassion, humour, and keen attention to detail. Howellss observationswhether about market squares, parish bells, or hedgerow moodsoffer timeless cultural observations of England, while the delicate vignettes form a cohesive English regional anthology. The books antiquarian charm sits beside a modern sensibility, making it equally appealing to casual readers and classicliterature collectors who crave context, texture, and atmosphere. It is an illustrated travel edition in spirit, a testament to 19thcentury travel rendered with lucid prose and human warmth. Selling points Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for todays and future generations. More than a reprint a collectors item and a cultural treasure. A refined window into Victorian England and its townsperfect for readers who savour travel essays, literary sketches, and the quiet drama of English town anecdotes.

SKU: M9789354848377
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Binding: Paperback;200 pages; Publisher: Alpha Editions; Classification: N/A; Weight: 421.64 g; Dimensions: N/A

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