Just As Well I'm Leaving
''The next Bill Bryson.’ New York Times
Having been dragged against his will to live in Denmark, Michael Booth discovered one of the great secrets of travel literature - Andersen''s A Poet''s Bazaar - a fascinating travelogue through a Europe on the cusp of revolution, by an author who invented children''s literature. He discovered, too, his chance to escape Denmark.
In 1840 Andersen was also desper...
''The next Bill Bryson.’ New York Times
Having been dragged against his will to live in Denmark, Michael Booth discovered one of the great secrets of travel literature - Andersen''s A Poet''s Bazaar - a fascinating travelogue through a Europe on the cusp of revolution, by an author who invented children''s literature. He discovered, too, his chance to escape Denmark.
In 1840 Andersen was also desper...
