In the footsteps of . . .

From Ernest Hemingway to WH Auden, from Iceland to the Pyrenees — a series of travel features that set out on a trail of rediscovery

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Along Brittany’s wild coast — in the footsteps of Guy de Maupassant

In the late 19th century, the author set out in search of savage seas, shipwrecks and ancient legends. Peter Fiennes relives his captivating journey