The Highways and Byways of Britain – A delightfully nostalgic guide to our green and pleasant land – David Milner (ed.). Hardback in dustjacket (rrp £12.99). New/unused condition.
Between the end of the nineteenth century and the Second World War Macmillan published a much-loved and extremely successful series of books under the title of ‘Highways and Byways’. In them, the authors took readers on a delightful guided tour of the country, county by county, pointing out places of interest, key historical events and local lore and legend. Now, Macmillan is reissuing – in one beautifully designed volume – a selection of those highways and byways, which affords contemporary readers both a charming period piece and a wonderful glimpse of the very best of Britain.