Sydney av Jan Morris

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<p>Renowned and much-loved travel writer Jan Morris turns her eye to Sydney: ''not the best of the cities the British Empire created ... but the most hyperbolic, the youngest at heart, the shiniest.'' <i>Sydney </i>takes us on the city''s journey from penal colony to world-class metropolis, as lively and charming as the city it describes. With characteristic exuberance and sparkling prose, Jan Morris guides us through the history, people and geography of a fascinating and colourful city. <br><br> Jan Morris''s collection of travel writing and reportage spans over five decades and includes such titles as <i>Venice, Hong Kong, Spain, Manhattan ''45,</i><i>A Writer''s World </i>and the<i> Pax Britannica Trilogy. </i><i>Hav</i>, her novel, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Arthur C. Clarke Award. <br><br> ''Sydney should be flattered. A great portrait painter has chosen it for her recent subject . . . Few writers - a handful of novelists apart - have got so far under the city''s