Spirit of place: letters and essays on travel;

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From one of the centurys greatest storytellers comes a collection of essays that capture the "spirit of place" Lawrence Durrells articles about Mediterranean and Aegean islands along with passages from his letters were first published in 1969. This reissue with a new cover is a tribute to Durrells belief in the importance of capturing the essence of a place. "My books are always about living in places not just rushing through them.... the important determinant of any culture is after all -- the spirit of place".