As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
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Average rating4.2
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Ratings6
Average rating4.2
It was 1934 and a young man walked to London from the security of the Cotswolds to make his fortune. He was to live by playing the violin and by labouring on a London building site. Then, knowing one Spanish phrase, he decided to see Spain. For a year he tramped through a country in which the signs of impending civil war were clearly visible. Thirty years later Laurie Lee captured the atmosphere of the Spain he saw with all the freshness and beauty of a young man's vision, creating a lyrical and lucid picture of the beautiful and violent country that was to involve him inextricably.
Series
3 primary booksThe Autobiographical Trilogy is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1959 with contributions by Laurie Lee, Pirkko Saisio, and Mia Spangenberg.
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The definition of style over substance - but what great style it is.
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning is the sequel to Laurie Lee's first autobiography, Cider with Rosie. Lee takes off on a walking trip from his home in Gloucestershire to London in 1934, and off he goes on a series of adventures.
Slow passenger train ride...enjoyable.
