Publisher's Synopsis
THE CLOSE PARTNERSHIP OF WRITER AND PHOTOGRAPHER HAS RESULTED IN THIS FASCINATING APPROACH TO ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS OF LEGENDS. ADVANCES IN ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE REAPPRAISAL OF DOCUMENTS HAS OPENED UP NEW PERSPECTIVES FOR ALL WHO GO IN QUEST OF ITS RICH MYTHOLOGY AND FOR THE MILLIONS OF READERS OF MODERN FICTION BASED ON THIS. HERE IS A PERSONAL SURVEY OF THE CHIEF LOCATIONS, RECALLING THE STORIES AND DESCRIBING THE PLACES,COMBINED WITH THE EVOCATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY - INCLUDING A SELECTION OF UNIQUE AERIAL VIEWS - BY SIMON MCBRIDE.
