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 214
... seemed to fly into the air ; so that it was almost a miracle that we still stuck to the coach , and did not fall . We seemed to be thus on the wing , and to fly , as often as we passed through a village , or went down a hill . At last ...
... seemed to fly into the air ; so that it was almost a miracle that we still stuck to the coach , and did not fall . We seemed to be thus on the wing , and to fly , as often as we passed through a village , or went down a hill . At last ...
Page 356
... seemed to have possessed my soul and turned it inside out , and roadside images seemed to invite me from every corner , so that it was impossible for me to stay idle at home . Even while I was getting ready , mending my torn trousers ...
... seemed to have possessed my soul and turned it inside out , and roadside images seemed to invite me from every corner , so that it was impossible for me to stay idle at home . Even while I was getting ready , mending my torn trousers ...
Page 494
... seemed to feel a drinking bout was in order . The Scotch was opened , five jiggers were filled , and the ceremony began . It continued all that day and all the next . They tossed it off straight in jiggers , solemnly at first and then ...
... seemed to feel a drinking bout was in order . The Scotch was opened , five jiggers were filled , and the ceremony began . It continued all that day and all the next . They tossed it off straight in jiggers , solemnly at first and then ...
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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