This book is a collection of wonderful and thoughtful essays that explore the theme of
beautiful sanctuaries in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century European literature. The book
focuses especially on selected works by Percy Shelley E. T. A. Hoffmann Henrik Ibsen and
James Hilton. These sanctuaries of light natural beauty and tranquility comfort nurture and
soothe the heart mind and soul of the individual and inspire creative expression.
