FRANCES LINCOLN

The Regent's Canal
An Urban Towpath Route from Little Venice
to the Olympic Park
David Fathers
The Regent's Canal, the Limehouse Cut, the Hertford Union and
the Lee Navigation collectively cut a swathe through north and
east London. This 14 mile path, cycle and waterway is a journey
full of intriguing contrasts: from the amateur sports fields
of Regent's Park to London's new Olympic Park; from MTV in
Camden Lock to the sleek Eurostars roaring off to Paris.
Illustrator David Fathers offers a snapshot of how the canals
were formed and how they appear today, in a series of
arresting and information-packed pages following a course
from Little Venice to the River Thames at Limehouse, and on to
the Olympic Park.
David Fathers originally trained as a graphic designer and
now runs an internet company. However he has always had a
passion for drawing, painting and maps. Nearly ten years ago
he was commissioned by the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
and Wakehurst Place to create their first digital visitors guides.
These are still in use today. He lives in London.
£9.99 • Paperback • 978-0-7112-3347-8 • 177 x 148mm • 72pp
Colour illustrations throughout • October 2012
The World of Arthur Ransome
Christina Hardyment
Arthur Ransome is most famous as the author of
Swallows and Amazons, but he was also a literary
critic, a foreign correspondent, a fisherman and a sailor.
The World of Arthur Ransome explores the places that
shaped the writer. It tells the story of his childhood,
his friendships, his two wives and daughter. It also
describes how and where he wrote each of his twelve
classic children’s books, and the people and books that
inspired them.
With a keen and affectionate eye, Christina Hardyment
places this much loved English author in the settings
which so richly define his work, from the Lake District to
the Norfolk Broads.
Christina Hardyment is the author of many books of
‘literary geography’, including Literary Trails.She has also
written a biography of Sir Thomas Malory and books
about the social history of the home and the family. She
lives in Oxford.
£25.00 • Hardback • 978-0-7112-3297-6 • 250 x 250mm • 160pp
80 colour & b/w archive illustrations plus 40 new colour
photographs • October 2012
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October 2012