Neruda, Rilke, D.H. Lawrence, E. F. Benson, Norman Douglas, Lawrence Durrell, W. H. Auden, and Ingrid Bergman all came to the islands off the south-western coast of Italy seeking creative and personal freedom, and left fame and notoriety in their wake. In "Reflections on Blue Water, " Alan Ross reflects on the islands that he first visited in 1948, revisiting them through a lifetime's reading. A brilliant guide and companion, he brings a poet's perception to the glorious land and seascape.
| ISBN | 1860468934 | | Pages | 255 | | ISBN13 | 9781860468933
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Vintage | | Weight (grammes) | 196 | | Imprint | The Harvill Press | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9781860466915 | | Publication date | 03 May 2001 | | Height (mm) | 200 | | Illustrator | Rye, Jane | | Width (mm) | 130 | | Library of Congress | DG | | Spine width (mm) | 17 | | DEWEY | 914.5730492 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | |
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"Ross recreates a web of old-fashioned charm, mixing reminiscence, literary allusion, digression, straightforward travel diary and belle-lettrism . . . It all works with ease and elegance . . .an unusually enjoyable, learned and good-natured book" --Jan Dalley, "Financial Times "A wonderfully civilised guide who bears his scholarship and his own memories lightly. . . reading "Reflections on Blue Water is a winter holiday" --Patrick Skene Catling, "Irish Times
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