A gorgeous book to dip into and savour the rich literary heritage of Yorkshire, Britain’s largest county. Yorkshire is renowned for its landscapes: the magical wilderness of the moors and the dales, its cities built on industry and mining, and its varied coastline.

All these places, as well as its people, have been portrayed and dramatized in literature through the centuries; by poets from Andrew Marvell to Simon Armitage, by novelists such as Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, Bram Stoker, and of course The Brontes, all of whom are represented here. Then there are the novelists like David Storey and Barry Hines, who wrote about working-class lives in the mining towns in the 1950’s and 60’s. And finally some favourite characters to enjoy, such as James Herriot and The Yorkshire Shepherdess.

Yorkshire: A Literary Landscape is edited by David Stuart Davies.