The Essay

No Particular Place to Go

Monday 3 December 2007 23:00-23:15 (Radio 3)

A series of radio essays in which acclaimed travel writers examine four great works of British travel literature, books that changed the way we saw the world and the art of writing about it.

Duration:

15 minutes

Playlist:

1/4. William Dalrymple pays homage to Fanny Parkes, author of A Pilgrim in Search of the Picturesque, an 18th century chronicle of her travels in India. Dalrymple considers Parkes' extraordinary achievement in bringing a 'true picture of early colonial India' to life.

The Essay

Episode and Playlist Information

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