{"product_id":"wilkie-collins-on-cornwall-9781851246564","title":"Wilkie Collins on Cornwall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA glimpse into Cornwall's culture and history through two artists' heartwarming travel account.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Before the railway came to Cornwall, novelist Wilkie Collins and his artist friend Henry Brandling set out on foot from Plymouth to explore the then \"rarely visited\" peninsula. In 1850, tourism was in its infancy, and the pair had many adventures, visiting Land's End, Tintagel, St Michael's Mount, and Loe Pool. A local guide took them on an extraordinary tour down Botallack mine, and another showed them how to scramble up the Devil's Bellows at Kynance Cove. This charming account of their travels includes fascinating descriptions of legends and customs, pilchard fishing, ancient monuments, eccentric innkeepers, and local cuisine, painting a vivid and affectionate picture of Cornwall as it was nearly two hundred years ago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilkie Collins\u003c\/b\u003e (1824-89) was the author of the popular early detective novels \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in White\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Moonstone\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eHenry Brandling\u003c\/b\u003e (1823-97) was a landscape artist and member of the Royal Academy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bodleian Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52179974127890,"sku":"9781851246564","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86bdf2ab-1ae2-43d7-a1cd-a97484ac3cfc.jpg?v=1775641411","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wilkie-collins-on-cornwall-9781851246564","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}