It was like a simple sketch that Treasure Island first took shape in the mind of Robert Louis Stevenson. In Scotland in the summer of 1881 he drew an imaginary, romantic island. This would become the setting for his children’s story of pirates, mutinies and buried treasure. But it wasn’t until seven years later that … Read more
From Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist to Sally Rooney’s Normal peoplethe British Isles have been literary strongholds for centuries. Writers like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Evelyn Waugh, Oscar Wilde, Dylan Thomas and Virginia Woolf paved the way for modern literary giants. Many of the world’s best books are set in Blighty from Hilary Mantel’s epic Wolf … Read more
Glenfinnan Viaduct – Getty There is no more relaxing form of travel than by train, and no better way to enjoy the beauty and sights of a country than through a carriage window, whatever the season. When it came to seeing landscapes, Robert Louis Stevenson thought “nothing is more vivid…than from a train”. Britain has … Read more