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 44
... person know the extent of his acquirements . But this was done without any inordinate share of vanity ; and , I confess , I was not sorry at his making this display ; for , although there was nothing which any person but a Cape meester ...
... person know the extent of his acquirements . But this was done without any inordinate share of vanity ; and , I confess , I was not sorry at his making this display ; for , although there was nothing which any person but a Cape meester ...
Page 59
... person was killed and who killed him . I said , wicked men nailed him to a tree . Dingarn then asked if it was God ... persons at once , and that his servants raised a great many other people . Dingarn asked me how many days Jesus Christ ...
... person was killed and who killed him . I said , wicked men nailed him to a tree . Dingarn then asked if it was God ... persons at once , and that his servants raised a great many other people . Dingarn asked me how many days Jesus Christ ...
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... person left the town , abandoning furniture and possessions , and the city remained utterly deserted . A person in whom I have confidence told me that the sultan mounted one night to the roof of his palace and looked out over Delhi ...
... person left the town , abandoning furniture and possessions , and the city remained utterly deserted . A person in whom I have confidence told me that the sultan mounted one night to the roof of his palace and looked out over Delhi ...
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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