Books by Jonathan Buckley

Pocket Rough Guide Florence (Rough Guide Pocket Guides)

by Rough Guides, Jonathan Buckley

The Pocket Rough Guide to Florence is your essential guide to this beautiful city, with information on all the key sights in an easy-to-use, pocket-size format and a full-color, pull-out map.
Whether you have an afternoon, a few days, or more, at your disposal, Rough Guides' carefully curated itineraries help you plan your trip, and the "Best of" Florence section picks out the highlights you won't want to miss.
Divided by area for easy navigation, the Places section is written in Rough Guides' trademark honest and informative style, with listings of the must-see sights and our pick of the places to eat, drink, and more. • Full-color pull-out map, plus easy-to-use maps to help you find your way around.
• The very best of the area, selected by our expert authors.
• Tailored itineraries and highlights to make trip-planning easy.
• Inspirational color photography brings the area to life.
• Up-to-date background information, including transportation details and a calendar of events.

Travel like you mean it, with The Pocket Rough Guide to Florence.

Pocket Rough Guide Venice (Travel Guide) (Pocket Rough Guides)

by Jonathan Buckley

The best Venice has to offer - in your pocket. Pocket Rough Guide Venice is your essential guide to Europe's most romantic city, with stunning photography, in-depth accounts, and a full-colour, pull-out map. Whether you are staying for the weekend or enjoying a short break, our itineraries help you plan your trip, and the Best of section picks out the highlights you won't want to miss - whether that means hitting the big name sights of the Basilica di San Marco and the Palazzo Ducale, gliding along the canals in a gondala or escaping the crowds in one of the city's off-beat districts. Divided by neighbourhood for easy navigation, the Places section is written in Rough Guide's trademark honest and informative style, with reviews of the must-see sights and our pick of the places to eat, drink and sleep for every budget, from traditional tucked-away trattorias to stylish aperitivo bars, and from staying in a seventeenth-century palazzo to sleeping in a charming, family-run bed and breakfast.

The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto (Rough Guides)

by Jonathan Buckley

The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto is long established as the most thorough and reliable guide to the city and its surroundings.
Unrivaled in its coverage of the Doge's Palace, the Basilica di San Marco, and other major sights, The Rough Guide to Venice and the Veneto also reveals the treasures to be found in the districts that lie off the usual tourist trails — and has plenty of maps to make sure you find them easily. It will tell you the best places to stay, eat, and drink, in all price ranges, from backwater bars to gourmet restaurants, from homely B&Bs to spectacular Grand Canal hotels.
In addition to being packed with stories that illuminate the city's history, The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto tells you more about the city as it is today than any other guidebook, with features on everything from flood-prevention projects to the travails of Venice's football team.
Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto.
Series Overview: For more than thirty years, adventurous travelers have turned to Rough Guides for up-to-date and intuitive information from expert authors. With opinionated and lively writing, honest reviews, and a strong cultural background, Rough Guides travel books bring more than 200 destinations to life. Visit RoughGuides.com to learn more.

The Great Concert of the Night

by Jonathan Buckley

“Why isn’t Jonathan Buckley better known? His novel of love, death and melancholy comedy, The Great Concert of the Night, is captivating.” —John Banville

David has just spent New Year’s Eve alone, watching Le Grand Concert de la Nuit, a film in which his former lover Imogen starred. In the early hours of the new year, consoled and tormented by her ethereal presence, he begins to write. What follows is a brilliantly various journal, chronicling a year in the life of a thinking man. David works as a curator at the ailing Sanderson-Perceval Museum in southern England, whose small collection of porcelain, musical instruments, crystals, velvet mushrooms, and glass jellyfish is as eccentric and idiosyncratic as the long-dead collectors’ tastes. David himself is a connoisseur of the derelict and nonutilitarian, of objects removed from the flow of time. Refusing the imposed order of a straightforward chronology, his journal moves fluidly back and forth in time, filled with fragments of life remembered, imagined, and recorded, from memories of his past life with Imogen or with his ex-wife, Samantha, to reflections on the lives and relics of female saints or the history of medicine. There are quotations from Seneca, Meister Eckhart, and the Goncourt brothers mixed in with the equally compelling imagined words of fictional film directors, actors, and, always, the fascinating Imogen, who is alive now only “in the perpetual present of the sentence.” In The Great Concert of the Night, Jonathan Buckley expertly interweaves sexual despair, cultural critique, the plot lines of one man’s quietly brilliant life, and the problems and paradoxes of writing, especially writing about and to the dead.

The Rough Guide to Tuscany and Umbria: Travel Guide with EBook

by Rough Guides, Tim Jepson, Jonathan Buckley, Ros Belford

Ideal for independent travellers, this guidebook to Tuscany and Umbria, written by destination experts, combines must-see sights with hidden gems and offers essential tips for both planning and on-the-ground adventures. It's sustainably printed to ensure environmental responsibility.

Inside this Tuscany and Umbria travel book, you'll find:

• Regional deep dive - coverage of key regions, offering a rich selection of places and experiences, and honest reviews of each one


• Itinerary samples - designed for various durations and interests


• Practical information - tips on how to get there and get around, use public transport, beat the crowds, save time and money, travel responsibly and more


• Expert recommendations - insider advice on where to eat, drink, and stay, alongside tips for nightlife and outdoor activities


• Seasonal tips - when to go to Tuscany and Umbria, climate details, and festival highlights to plan your perfect trip


• Must-See pick - a curated selection of not-to-miss sights as chosen by our authors - Piano Grande, San Gimignano, Cortona, the Uffizi, Orvieto, Perugia, Spoleto, La Verna, Michelangelo Sculptures, Alpi Apuane, the Piero della Francesca Trail, Lucca, Sant'Antimo, Campo dei Miracoli (Pisa), Duomo (Siena)


• Navigational maps - colour-coded maps highlighting essential spots for dining, accommodation, shopping and entertainment


• Cultural insights - engaging stories delve into the local culture, history, arts and more, enriching your understanding of Tuscany and Umbria


• Language essentials - a handy Italian dictionary and glossary to help you communicate and connect with locals


• Inspiring travel photography - full-colour pictures capture the essence of Tuscany and Umbria, bringing each location to life and fuelling your wanderlust


• Bonus eBook - Free download with purchase, offering digital access to our comprehensive guide


• Coverage includes: Florence, Lucca, Pisa, Elba, the Maremma, Siena, the Sienese hill-towns, Arezzo Province, Perugia, Assisi, Spoleto, the Valnerina, Orvieto