Duncan Fallowell

The fruitcake island of Sicily and its legion of literary visitors

A review of Sicily: A Literary Guide for Travellers by Andrew and Suzanne Edwards. Is there anything that Sicily has not seen and does not know?

The most romantic winter resort in Europe: Taormina, with Mount Etna in the background, by Edward Lear [Getty Images/Shutterstock/iStock/Alamy]

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