A Book of Traveller's TalesDavid Livingstone on being attacked by a lion in Africa, Cecil Beaton on an evening with the Rolling Stones in Marrakesh, Roman Emperor Hannibal on crossing the Alps, Henry James on the Epsom Derby, John Steinbeck on trying to get out of a small town in upstate New York ... these are some of the more than 300 writers and subjects represented in this veritable Who's Who of travellers from 430 B.C. to the 1980s. |
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... London , 1826 . RÉNÉ CAILLIÉ : Travels through Central Africa to Timbuktoo . . . , Vol . 2 , London , 1830 . RICHARD LEMON LANDER : Records of Captain Clapperton's Last Expedition , London , 1829 . GÉRARD DE NERVAL : Journey to the ...
... London , 1826 . RÉNÉ CAILLIÉ : Travels through Central Africa to Timbuktoo . . . , Vol . 2 , London , 1830 . RICHARD LEMON LANDER : Records of Captain Clapperton's Last Expedition , London , 1829 . GÉRARD DE NERVAL : Journey to the ...
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... London , 1826 . EDWARD DANIEL CLARKE : ( 1 ) Travels in Various Countries of Europe , Asia and Africa , Vol . 9 , London , 1824 ; ( 2 ) Ibid . , Vol . 1 , London , 1816 . WILLIAM HAZLITT : Notes on a Journey through France and Italy , ...
... London , 1826 . EDWARD DANIEL CLARKE : ( 1 ) Travels in Various Countries of Europe , Asia and Africa , Vol . 9 , London , 1824 ; ( 2 ) Ibid . , Vol . 1 , London , 1816 . WILLIAM HAZLITT : Notes on a Journey through France and Italy , ...
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... London , 1961 ; ( 2 ) The Strenuous Years , London , 1973. Reprinted by permission of Weiden- feld & Nicolson Ltd and the Literary Executors of Sir Cecil Beaton's Estate . ROBERT BYRON : First Russia then Tibet , London , 1933 ...
... London , 1961 ; ( 2 ) The Strenuous Years , London , 1973. Reprinted by permission of Weiden- feld & Nicolson Ltd and the Literary Executors of Sir Cecil Beaton's Estate . ROBERT BYRON : First Russia then Tibet , London , 1933 ...
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