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The travels and writings of Britain's legendary Patrick Leigh Fermor Patrick Leigh Fermor was only 18 years old when he set off to walk from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. It was during these early wanderings that he started to pick up languages, and where he developed his extraordinary sense of the continuity of history. Whether he is drawing portraits in Vienna or sketching Byron's slippers in Missolonghi, his touch in unmistakable. Its infectious enthusiasm is driven by an insatiable curiosity and an omnivorous mind?all inspired by a passion for words and language.
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There is a pleasure to be had on every page. Here is a writer who can find something fascinating in the dullest characters and the most drab towns. He is a master stylist, too, revelling in the possibilities of language, striving always to be exact. Few travel writers can create atmosphere quite as thickly, but then few have such extraordinary anecdotes to tell...it [the anthology] serves as a reminder that Leigh Fermor is one of the greatest travel writers of all time (Anthony Sattin, Sunday Times)
'The finest travel writer of his generation' Colin Thubron
'The greatest of living travel writers' Jan Morris
Patrick Leigh Fermor is an exquisite among travel writers (Sunday Telegraph)
Paddy Leigh Fermor - war hero, linguist, adventurer - is at heart a great storyteller ... he draws the reader, like his huge acquaintance, into instant intimacy. His achievement is to be who he is - even more than what he has done. This collection beautifully illustrates both. (Max Hastings, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH)
He makes exotic and entertaining friends wherever he goes, has read everything, been everywhere and writes like a dream (The Times)
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Patrick Leigh Fermor was a British author, scholar, and soldier. He was widely regarded as one of Britain's greatest travel writers. His other books include classic, A Time of Gifts.
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- EditoreJohn Murray Pubs Ltd
- Data di pubblicazione2004
- ISBN 10 071956106X
- ISBN 13 9780719561061
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine288
- RedattoreCooper Artemis
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