Author(s): Victor Canning

Travel Writing

I travelled from King's Cross to Berwick-on-Tweed in a sleeper on the night-express for no other reason than that I like to read in bed and, at the same time, feel that I am being rushed forward at a tremendous speed. In this series of pen-portraits of England, commissioned by The Daily Mail in the 1930s, Victor Canning vividly conjures the pattern and colour of the 'great fabric of English Life' from Cumberland to Cornwall. His heart-warming, humorous and often irreverent observations of sleepy villages, pastoral scenes and busy industries provide a delightful insight into life between the wars. AUTHOR: Victor Canning (1911-1986), best known as a thriller writer, wrote more than 60 books, many of which have been filmed. SELLING POINTS: * 2011 is the Centenary of Canning's birth. Long out of print, Everyman's England is a classic that will appeal to fans of H.V. Morton * Taps into current interest in English tourism and the identity of communities * The areas covered range from villages to cities, including well-known beauty spots alongside off-the-beaten-track destinations REVIEWS: 'Reissue of a long out of print travel classic about 1930s England in which Canning evocatively captures the pattern and colour of English life from Cumberland to Cornwall. With a new introduction by Archers' actor Charles Collingwood.'