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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Page 309
... half way , and the other half on horseback . It is very pleasant and cool at that time , really nice weather , and we had a short march – only seven miles and a half . It seems somehow wicked to move 12,000 people with their tents ...
... half way , and the other half on horseback . It is very pleasant and cool at that time , really nice weather , and we had a short march – only seven miles and a half . It seems somehow wicked to move 12,000 people with their tents ...
Page 517
... half , as soon as possible ; by this I hope to avoid the marsh . I shall travel along the beach to the north of the Adelaide . I did not inform any of the party , except Thring and Auld , that I was so near to the sea , as I wished to ...
... half , as soon as possible ; by this I hope to avoid the marsh . I shall travel along the beach to the north of the Adelaide . I did not inform any of the party , except Thring and Auld , that I was so near to the sea , as I wished to ...
Page 518
... Half animal , half vegetable , as we unscientific people must describe a zoophyte , it is the most extraordinary food that ever afforded nutriment to the human body , and must be eaten to be comprehended . Suffice it to say that in its ...
... Half animal , half vegetable , as we unscientific people must describe a zoophyte , it is the most extraordinary food that ever afforded nutriment to the human body , and must be eaten to be comprehended . Suffice it to say that in its ...
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Africa American arrived asked beautiful called camels canoe CECIL BEATON clothes Copyright crossed D. H. LAWRENCE dark desert dressed drink East England English traveller ERIC NEWBY expedition explorer eyes face feet fire fish Gobi Desert hair Hakluyt Society hand head horses IBN BATTUTA India Indian island JAN MORRIS JOHN JONATHAN RABAN journey kill King ladies Lake land live London looked LUDOVICO DI VARTHEMA miles morning mountains natives never night North novelist ODORIC OF PORDENONE passed PETER FLEMING quaggas reached Reprinted by permission returned river road rock round seemed seen ship side sight sleep South stone streets thing THOMAS CORYATE thought Tibet told took town trans trees turned voyage walked women wood writer young