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The Cyclist's Anthology
by: Nicky Slade
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ISBN 978-1-905864-69-0
1st Edition
160 pp
120mm x 180mm
Hardback
- a collection of entertaining writings
- Scotland Outdoors, Jan/Feb 2016 - If you love bikes and cycling - then this book is a must for you.
- Burnley Express, December 2015 - A compendium of literary snippets about two-wheeled travel, it takes in everything from Twain and Hemingway to Bradley Wiggins.
- Wanderlust, November 2015 - 'a fascinating read that would make a lovely gift for any cycling enthusiast'
- CTC, The National Cycling Charity, October 2015
In this fascinating anthology on cycling and journeys by bicycle, Nicky Slade has drawn on the writings of more than 50 literary figures and famous personalities: J.G. Ballard, John Betjeman, Quentin Blake, Arthur Conan Doyle, E.M. Forster, Ernest Hemingway, Jerome K Jerome, D.H. Lawrence, Somerset Maugham, Dervla Murphy, Eric Newby, Dorothy Sayers, Mark Twain, H.G. Wells and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins among many others.
Read an Excerpt:
- Contents
- Introduction
- Sample 1: A Passage to India (E.M. Forster, 1924)
- Sample 2: Tandem Trouble, 1914 (Jerome K. Jerome)
- Sample 3: Mulga Bill's Bicycle, 1896 (A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson)
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