As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (Penguin Modern Classics)

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The thing that stays with me after reading it is the hospitality from everyone he meets along the road, people who have little share that little with him.

Limpid, clear, empathetic prose, an amusing story and an easy to like (real life) hero, exploring a world that existed only a generation ago but has completely disappeared, and one which subsequent literary heroes fought to maintain, this is a journey that really has stood the test of time. A library book, or relatively cheap copy would be worth looking into if the summary sounds interesting. If the Guardia Civil even catch you throwing a cigarette out the car window during the summer you will be massively fined and could even spend time in jail.He captures the soul of that country in a way that probably only a poet/musician could, and he provides a description of its people which has somehow stood the test of time despite all the political and economic change in the intervening years. The best of the 3 autobiographical books poet Laurie Lee wrote, this one concerns his walking tour of Spain just before the Spanish Civil War. What makes the book special, and in that which it excels, is Lee´s ability to capture the ambiance of time and place. I wriggled out of the blanket, crawled on to the ridge and lay in the rising sun, and was met by the resinous smell of drying bushes, peppery herbs and stones. When Laurie Lee set out on foot from his home in the Gloucestershire village of Slad one midsummer morning in 1935 he was 19 and off to see the world with only his violin for company.

edition run of this previously sold-out 3 colour screen print with an edition of 50 hand numbered and signed prints. I would go on to the next book in his series (in which he takes part in the fighting) if only I could take it as real. He weaves detail into his writing without bogging down the story, and keeps momentum and interest in every page. There a strong element of adventure, where he often sleeps under the stars, and it must have taken a great deal of courage to head off into the unknown with little money or knowledge of the country.Bob Johansson has just sold his software company for a small fortune and is looking forward to a life of leisure. It was 1934 and a young man walked to London from the security of the Cotswolds to make his fortune. Now Caine delves into the real stories behind the gangs we think we know so well, revealing the hidden realities behind the myths. Set in the 1930s, the author leaves his family in the bucolic English Cotswolds and heads for Spain, crossing it on foot and with only his violin, busking as he goes. The Penguin I read includes line drawings by Leonard Rosoman, which are taken from the first edition, so presumably Lee would have had some input into them.