![]() Here are five pieces of literature that I feel do just that. There is no better reading experience than to finish a novel or a short story and feel that you have been transported to another place, time, or both. Whether the location has been native or adopted, some authors have had the knack of making the setting of their stories more than a location, but one of the principal characters. ![]() It allows you to experience another place and time to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, to walk somewhere other’s streets, to breathe in a different air. But it’s more than that: through some personality defect, I enjoy the mental liberty-chronological and geographical-that being a writer brings. It’s therefore not surprising that storytelling and a sense of place and time have always been indissolubly linked for me, which partly explains my own literary wanderings as an author. And, as I will discuss later, this part of the world has played, both in the novel and cinematically, a central role in one of the most compelling adventure stories of my youth. While exploring the woodland walks around here he discovered an ancient cave which served as the model for Gunn’s retreat in Treasure Island. It’s all because a young RL Stevenson was sent to enjoy the clean, fresh air of this neck of the woods to recuperate from his various ailments. Believe it or not, I can walk from my house to Ben Gunn’s Treasure Island, cave-although he’s never in when I call round and I have yet to locate his buried treasure. ![]() So much so that, a great many of you reading this piece are already very familiar with where I live: the series Outlander is filmed here, and for those Python fans among you, the French castle in Monty Python and the Holy Grail was filmed nearby. The same castle also featured in the recent Chris Pine movie, Outlaw King.Īnd the scenery I live with has shaped a lot of literary landscapes too. ![]() It’s something many film and TV makers have cottoned on to. The particular part of Scotland where I live is a beautiful part of the world: scenic, steeped in history, myth and legend. ![]()
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