![]() ![]() ![]() Wentz links Charlie to the location of Cadbury World in Birmingham before discussing ‘Places connected with Other Roald Dahl Stories’ such as Buckingham Palace and Hyde Park Corner ( The BFG) and the Roald Dahl museum in Aylesbury. One example that I was surprised to see was an entry for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a book with no specific link to location as far as I was aware. Some of these entries in these sections are more successful than others. She focuses in the first section on classics such as Peter Pan, The Secret Garden and Alice in Wonderland, before a second section on ‘more-recent favourites’ including Watership Down, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The 101 Dalmatians before finally highlighting ‘British favorites for Americans to enjoy’ which includes Greyfriars Bobby, Cider With Rosie and The Railway Children. Wentz’s highlighted texts are, as ever with this genre of travel guide, niche and specific. ![]() “As our family prepared for a trip to Britain, I searched through travel book sections in local bookstores hoping to find a guide that would help me locate the Britain that was alive in my imagintion” So opens this text detailing the Wentz’s trip to England, a trip that would last a year and form the research opportunities for this guide towards storybook Britain. Once Upon a Time in Great Britain: A Travel Guide to the Sights and Settings of Your Favorite Children’s Stories by Melanie Wentz ![]()
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