Munro's Books

Top choice in Victoria


The name is no coincidence. Victoria's cathedral to reading was established in 1963 by Nobel-prize-winning Canadian author Alice Munro and her husband Jim. Encased in a heritage building on the city's famous Government St, it's an obligatory pilgrimage for bibliophiles with its high ceilings, wide array of local-interest tomes and well-read staff, some of whom have worked here for decades.


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8. Christ Church Cathedral

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