Robin Hanbury-Tenison

Jan Morris’s last book is a vade mecum to treasure

Charming vignettes, conceived as allegories, are an eye-opener to the beauty and interest of all the places she loved best

Splash out on a water taxi in Venice, advises Jan Morris, rather than risk being pickpocketed on the vaporetto. [Getty Images]
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    Jan Morris

    Faber, pp. 224, £14

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