PRAISE FOR THE VENICE LIDO
“I have enjoyed it hugely – and it has taught me lots that I didn’t know” John Julius Norwich
“The perfect guide” Hugo Vickers
“Smashing. . . so well brought off I expected sand to sift from its pages while I was reading” Guardian
“Warmth, charm and eccentric scholarship” Spectator
“An enthralling travel guide with an equally intriguing social and cultural history” Good Book Guide
“This book will broaden your horizons” Fictional Cities
PRAISE FOR BLUE GUIDE LITERARY COMPANION LONDON
Strikingly original and idiosyncratic, Robin Saikia’s Blue Guide Literary Companion London is a literary masterpiece. This is the finest anthology about London to appear in over half a century. Giles Milton
Pocket-sized and savvy. . .you can trace this city’s aspirations and affectations, its mood swings and neuroses. Time Out
Irreverence. . . unexpected juxtaposition. . . interesting historical snippets. . . Blue Guide Literary Companion scores well, with Trollope spilling ink over a pompous colonel and Keats struggling not to snigger as Wordsworth is buttonholed by a tedious fan. The Spectator
London brought to life. . .Robin Saikia has taken a fresh approach to London’s rich literary heritage. Ham & High
This is a wonderful collection, invaluable to a study of London literature. Eliza Cubitt, University College London
If you want to read about London in all its delightful complexity (and with a refreshing lack of the obvious) the Blue Guide Literary Companion London is the ideal guide. city-lit cafe
So refreshing and non-bland – so many travel guides are neither! Malcolm Burgess, Oxygen Books
PRAISE FOR BLUE GUIDE ITALY FOOD COMPANION
What a heavenly book! Blue Guide Italy Food Companion sits perfectly in the handbag – and I shall sound SO knowledgeable! Victoria Hislop
I come everywhere with this book! Florentina D, Venice
PRAISE FOR BLUE GUIDE HAY-ON-WYE
Robin Saikia wrote a very good guide to the book town of Hay-on-Wye and is therefore directly responsible for dozens of the books in my flat. Euan Monaghan, Structo Magazine
I know of no greater master of tone or description. Adam Gutteridge, Toronto Star.
PRAISE FOR THE RED BOOK: THE MEMBERSHIP LIST OF THE RIGHT CLUB, 1939.
The ideological forefathers of today’s far right are systematically thrust into the limelight like superannuated music hall acts and summarily shot down one by one. John Paulson, Right Wing Review
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