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 275
... returned apologetically , for I knew I should get few marks for this . ' Then what have you got ? Sheep ? Cows ? ' ' Yes , sheep and cows , ' I said , ' but we make ships and rifles and all manner of things from the iron of the earth ...
... returned apologetically , for I knew I should get few marks for this . ' Then what have you got ? Sheep ? Cows ? ' ' Yes , sheep and cows , ' I said , ' but we make ships and rifles and all manner of things from the iron of the earth ...
Page 434
... returned to our camp , we were waiting around a big fire singing , so that the disturbance would not attract the trading post . They led a very scared - looking ' being ' to the edge of the fire , and Big Darkness exclaimed to the ...
... returned to our camp , we were waiting around a big fire singing , so that the disturbance would not attract the trading post . They led a very scared - looking ' being ' to the edge of the fire , and Big Darkness exclaimed to the ...
Page 459
... returned to England in 1581 he became a favourite of Queen Eli- zabeth I and was active in promoting colonization in Virginia . In 1595 , having fallen out of favour with the Queen , he embarked on an expedition to find the legen- dary ...
... returned to England in 1581 he became a favourite of Queen Eli- zabeth I and was active in promoting colonization in Virginia . In 1595 , having fallen out of favour with the Queen , he embarked on an expedition to find the legen- dary ...
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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