Around the World in 80 Novels: Travel the globe one book at a time

Around the World in 80 Novels curates classic and contemporary books that foreground their settings and evoke a sense of place. Get inspiration and tips for your next vacation, or dive in to plan an armchair adventure.

Sometimes the setting of a novel is as important as the story-where would Dickens be without London, or Edith Wharton without New York? Who can read Jamaica Inn and not want to visit Bodmin Moor, or enjoy Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency and not wonder w...