Tom Howard Bücher

From the tranquil beauty of the Yorkshire Dales to the bleak magnificence of the moors, this powerful landscape inspired the Bronte sisters to produce their greatest works. The book presents the countryside of the Brontes in fine photographs, informative text and the sisters' own writings. It shows their home at Haworth, the locations they knew and places where they set their stories, forming a topographical companion for those who love their books. As well as places directly linked with the Brontes, it includes other places of scenic and historical interest to both the actual and the armchair traveller, forming both an introduction to and souvenir of this part of Yorkshire.

The Illustrated Horse chronicles the paintings and other art forms created to memorialize the equine importance in human history. An introduction gives a brief history of the horse. Next the author shows through over 80 color photos of art depicting horses the numerous ways the horse has been integrated into our lives. From work horse to war horse to race horse the text explores through ancient and modern art the essential role the horse has played in our civilization.

"In tracing her life and writing, and the places associated with them, Tom Howard manages to add a modern topographical dimension. With the aid of magnificent photography, the reader is introduced to what can still be seen, despite the lapse of two centuries, of the life, the towns and the countryside that Jane Austen knew."