Prospero's Cell

A Guide to the Landscape and Manners of the Island of Corcyra. "A keen eye for character and a scholar's reverence for antiquity." DAILY TELEGRAPH For several years, Lawrence Durrell made his home on the Greek island of Corfu. Wanting to record the Ionian magic of the place before it was quashed by the threat from Hitler's armies, he penned his reflections in the form of PROSPERO'S CELL, thought by many to be his finest book. With remarkable style, Durrell evokes an atmosphere of happiness and radiance describing "not so much a landscape as a climate, the waterless islands, the grey windmills, the olive trees and statues". It is a book of poetic evocation as well as a comprehensive guide to the island, highly revered by critics and a delight to read.