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‘Above all, do not lose your desire to walk: every day I walk myself into a state of well being and walk away from every illness.’ Soren Aaby Kierkegaard
Walking and writing have always gone together. Think of the poets who walk out a rhythm for their lines and the novelists who put their characters on a path. But the best insights, the deepest and most joyous examinations of this simple activity are to be found in non-fiction – in essays, travelogues and memoir.
Beneath My Feet: Writers On Walking rounds up the most memorable walker-writers from the 1700’s to the modern day, from country hikers to urban strollers, from the rationalists to the truly outlandish. Follow in the footsteps of William Hazlitt, George Sand, Rebecca Solnit, Will Self and dozens more. Keep up with them – and be astonished.
Notting Hill Editions aim to revive the art of the essay and to produce beautiful books to be cherished. In an era of information-overload, these collectible pocket-sized books distil ideas that linger in the mind.