This blog has been created by our librarians who are dedicated to providing quality information on reading, the arts and entertainment. Our resources are selected by Merrick Library Staff to help serve you better.
Your source for information on the latest and greatest in reading arts and entertainment!
Friday, June 4, 2010
Charles Dickens: The First Great Travel Writer?
Travel Books:
Frank Bures digs into the legendary author's travel writing and finds some surprises.
Visit www.worldhum.com for the full article.
Back when the world wasn’t so known, travel writing wasn’t so much about being entertaining, or about letting the writer’s persona run wild. The point was to describe the world rather than to dance upon its stage. The purpose was to transport people to another part of the world in an edifiying, Victorian kind of way. It was something to make readers who couldn’t see the world become more worldly. It was more education than entertainment or art.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment