In search of England

H.V. Morton

Published by Eyre Metuen, hardcover with dustjacket, illustrated.


In Search of England
The first of H. V. Morton's famous In Search books, In Search of England is as fresh and light-hearted as ever it was. In his small car the author wanders at random about England, down to Cornwall, to the Border Marches, over Hadrian's Wall, across to Lincolnshire and Norfolk, and then finishes his journey along the banks of the Avon. Whether describing an ancient village or recounting a talk with a stranger met on the road, he opens our eyes to the beauty and varicty of our own country. The Daily Telegraph said in a review: 'He teaches us how to begin to search for that England of which we are so rightly proud and so wrongly ignorant.'

H. V. Morton is perhaps the finest travel writer of his time, and certainly the most popular. He has a tireless curiosity, and with his enthusiasm and eye for the odd and interenting detail he blends stories from history and descriptions of venerable buildings with lively gossip from the present day. As Rumer Godden remarked in The Bookman, 'With each new book he seems, by nature, especially fitted to write about its country or town, yet he cannot have so many natures – the list of books is now a long one – and one must conclude that his particular gift is to recreate himself into exactly what is needed for each place.'