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Summary: A fun walk, and a fun book.
Review: A funny book and an interesting walk. Great
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Summary: Dated and poor black and white photography
Review: This book is an interesting ramble in and around Hamstead heath. It is a little dated now and requires an over haul. If you want to visit the heath (where parts of Nottinghill were filmed) there are better around however this one does offer an interesting if old perspective.
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Summary: Little guide book
Review: This is not a film book. Ebert and some of his old English teachers have written an interesting guidebook, recommending a route that you can take for an enjoyable day's walk through historic London, visiting parks, historic homes and grave sights, and a pub lunch. I haven't tried the walk myself, so I can't vouch for it, but I do know that this book makes me keenly interested to fly to England and try!
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Summary: Little guide book
Review: This is not a film book. Ebert and some of his old English teachers have written an interesting guidebook, recommending a route that you can take for an enjoyable day's walk through historic London, visiting parks, historic homes and grave sights, and a pub lunch. I haven't tried the walk myself, so I can't vouch for it, but I do know that this book makes me keenly interested to fly to England and try!
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Summary: taking a promenade with the authors
Review: this is not a tourist guide book. it is a lovely little book on the london walking routes with a poetic insight and sentiments.the authors invite us to accompany them through taking a walk around the hemstead heath by sharing their memories with us. while reading it, i soon found myself walking with them, listening to what they knew about legends of london. also, the book contains a city map of london as well as the means of transportation, so that we may get to the hemstead heath without getting lost. if you plan to visit england soon, this book will be your valuable companion.
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Summary: Should be called "An adequate London walk"
Review: When you have the audacity to call something "perfect", you should make more of an effort to merit the title.This is a nice little book, and the walk is lovely, but I have seen much better books (and walks). What does make this book charming is that one can imagine walking with Mr. Curley, hearing him recite the literary passages presented here and seeing the sites discussed; indeed, one need not depend solely on imagination since there are a generous number of (black-and-white) photographs included. A very good map of the area is included. But the book fails as either a ramble or a tour guide. If it is a ramble, let there be more narrative; if it is a guidebook, then let there be more information. Taking the walk with Mr. Curley is undoubtedly a wonderful experience. Unfortunately this book does not capture that experience.
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Summary: Should be called "An adequate London walk"
Review: When you have the audacity to call something "perfect", you should make more of an effort to merit the title. This is a nice little book, and the walk is lovely, but I have seen much better books (and walks). What does make this book charming is that one can imagine walking with Mr. Curley, hearing him recite the literary passages presented here and seeing the sites discussed; indeed, one need not depend solely on imagination since there are a generous number of (black-and-white) photographs included. A very good map of the area is included. But the book fails as either a ramble or a tour guide. If it is a ramble, let there be more narrative; if it is a guidebook, then let there be more information. Taking the walk with Mr. Curley is undoubtedly a wonderful experience. Unfortunately this book does not capture that experience.
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