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| Rosamunde Pilcher |
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Experience the wonderful world of Rosamunde Pilcher, famed authoress of 'The Shell Seekers', 'The Empty House', 'The Carousel', 'Voices in Summer', 'The Blue Bedroom and Other Stories' and 'Coming Home', by taking time out to visit the fabulous West Penwith area of Cornwall where all of these novels are set.
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| Sarah Martin |
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Wrote the famous nursery rhyme, “Old Mother Hubbard” whilst staying at Kitley House in Yealmpton, where her sister was married to the Lord of the Manor, Squire Bastard. The rhyme is believed to have been based on the Kitley’s housekeeper at the time.
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| Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
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Wild expanses of moorland, pretty thatched cottages and deep, wooded valleys make Dartmoor a truly, beautiful and mystical place. The area has inspired many writers, none more famous than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the famous detective, Sherlock Holmes.
His most famous novel, “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, was inspired...
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| Sir Francis Chichester |
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1972
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Born in Barnstaple on 17th September 1901, Sir Francis Chichester grew to love sailing and flying and with these he carried Devon's historic tradition of producing explorers and adventurers into the 20th century. Like Drake, Raleigh and Scott before him, Chichester had a sense of daring which made him one...
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