From the charming city of Bath, featured in Jane Austen's Persuasion, to the Prince Edward Island of L.M. Montgomery'sAnne of Green Gables, this unique travel guide brings you to the places you've probably only ever read about. Without leaving your armchair, discover the Sahara in the pages of The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles or head to Congo with Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible. In compact entries, here are overviews of other books tied to unforgettable settings, including Dubliners, Death in Venice, The Third Man, and Like Water for Chocolate, with links to web resources about the authors or the places.