A unique insight into this coastal town’s setting and history, this beautifully illustrated volume tells the story of the enchanted place that is Dartmouth.
The harbour town of Dartmouth has always attracted writers and artists, drawn to the peace and solitude of the river Dart and the Devon hills beyond. Agatha Christie, Daniel Defoe, Robert Graves, John Masefield, Christopher Milne and Flora Thompson all wrote about the area, some of them making it their home for many years. Artists such as J.M.W. Turner and Lucien Pisarro recorded their impressions of Dartmouth’s natural beauty and their legacy is continued today by many more, including Bridget McCrum and the famous ‘Dartmouth Five’ – John Donaldson, Simon Drew, John Gillo, Andras Kaldor and Paul Riley.
Dartmouth – An Enchanted Place includes many examples of work by the writers and artists of this part of the world, including the poets Brian Patten, Alice Oswald and Kevin Pyne. Even one of Geoffrey Chaucer’s Pilgrims was the ‘S
