A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road.
by Leigh Fermor, Patrick
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1977-2013. At the age of eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set off from the heart of London on an epic journeyto walk to Constantinople. A Time of Gifts is the rich account of his adventures as far as Hungary, after which Between the Woods and the Water continues the story to the Iron Gates that divide the Carpathian and Balkan mountains. Jan Morris called it "[n]othing short of a masterpiece." "Rightly considered to be among the most beautiful travel books in the language" (Independent). "[Patrick Leigh Fermor] stands beside Robert Byron as the finest travel writer of his generation" (Colin Thubron).
Synopsis
Leigh Fermor walked from London to Budapest when he was 18. Sometimes called England's greatest travel writer.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 137399
- Title
- A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road.
- Author
- Leigh Fermor, Patrick
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1977-2013
- Keywords
- Time of Gifts First Edition
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