By Alberto Manguel and Gianni Guadalupi. The sense of reality was heightened by illustrations and maps. Entries are arranged alphabetically and vary in length from a paragraph or two to several pages for such destinations as Islandia, Middle-Earth, and Utopia . They offer description, history, and travel tips. Source notes at the conclusion of each entry provide author, work, and date of publication.
Authors range from fiction writers to essayists, playwrights, film directors, and composers.
The index lists places alphabetically under author and cross-references titles to authors. In the index, titles are listed in the original language followed by an English translation in brackets, with the English translation also listed separately. Besides being fun to browse, the book provides serious support for literature collections. Libraries that have found the previous editions useful will want this update.