Posts Tagged ‘literature’
Conan Doyle’s Other Dartmoor Stories: Pt1
Ancient pub names recall our history: modern ones seldom do. There was, though, logic to the 2016 conversion of Ashburton’s ‘Royal Oak’ into the ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’. Doyle’s story defines Dartmoor for millions who will never see it. Potential marketing gold but not always: the pub has, sadly, now closed. Doyle used Dartmoor…
Read MoreDartmoor’s Literary Legacy: An Inspirational Landscape
It is a universal truth that the natural beauty of Dartmoor nourishes both body and mind: the vast openness invigorates us, and we are free to move without constraint. But what about its role as a literary inspiration? Defined by a raw beauty brought alive on windy autumn days, Dartmoor’s unique character and associated mysticism…
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