On Foot to Canterbury
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On Foot to Canterbury

A Son's Pilgrimage

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On Foot to Canterbury

A Son's Pilgrimage

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About This Book

Setting off on foot from Winchester, Ken Haigh hikes across southern England, retracing one of the traditional routes that medieval pilgrims followed to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. Walking in honour of his father, a staunch Anglican who passed away before they could begin their trip together, Haigh wonders: Is there a place in the modern secular world for pilgrimage? On his journey, he sorts through his own spiritual aimlessness while crossing paths with writers like Anthony Trollope, John Keats, Jane Austen, Jonathan Swift, Charles Dickens, and, of course, Geoffrey Chaucer. Part travelogue, part memoir, and part literary history, On Foot to Canterbury is engaging and delightful."My father didn't need this walk, not the way I do. For him it would have been a fun way to spend some time with his son. He had, I begin to realize, a talent for living in the moment… Perhaps a pilgrimage would help me find happiness. Perhaps I could walk my way into a better frame of mind, and somehow along the road to Canterbury I would find a new purpose for my life. It was worth a shot."Audio edition from PRH available from Audible, Kobo, Google, and Apple Books.

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Publisher
The University of Alberta Press
Year
2021
ISBN
9781772125900
Topic
Personal Development
Subtopic
Travel

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Prelude
  7. 1. Winchester
  8. 2. Winchester to New Alresford
  9. 3. New Alresford to Alton
  10. 4. Alton to Farnham
  11. 5. Farnham to Newlands Corner
  12. 6. Newlands Corner to Dorking
  13. 7. Dorking to Reigate
  14. 8. Reigate to Godstone
  15. 9. Godstone to Otford
  16. 10. Otford to Addington
  17. 11. Addington to Rochester
  18. 12. Rochester to Thurnham
  19. 13. Thurnham to Lenham
  20. 14. Lenham to Wye
  21. 15. Wye to Canterbury
  22. 16. Canterbury
  23. Acknowledgements
  24. Photographs
  25. Notes
  26. Suggested Reading
  27. About the Author
  28. Other Titles from University of Alberta Press