In 1934, Laurie Lee left his Gloucestershire village. Yearning for adventure, he embarked for Spain and walked the length of the country, covering 20 miles a day under the merciless heat of the Spanish sun.
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Neal Ascherson chronicles the tumultuous history of the sea where East meets West. He recalls Ovid’s exile on its shores, charts Scythian wayfarers, Stalinist purges and Hitler’s vision of a German Gothic Crimea. His thoughtful book ends by considering the sea’s damaged ecology – perhaps to be its final tragedy.
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From the pioneering excursions of the ancient Egyptians to the first Polar expeditions, this is a thrilling tour through the history of exploration.
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Before he became famous throughout the world as Lawrence of Arabia, T. E. Lawrence travelled through Britain, France, Syria and Palestine to research his undergraduate thesis on ‘The Influence of the Crusades on European Military Architecture to the End of the Twelfth Century’. Lawrence’s brilliant observations have since been confirmed by modern research.
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The novels of Charles Dickens were translated into many foreign languages during his lifetime, and in 1837 he began to travel abroad regularly to give very successful readings from his own works. Dickens in Europe is his account of these peregrinations through France, Switzerland and Italy.
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It has always been a human gift, or curse, to be inquisitive, to explore the limits of the known world – and beyond. but what drove the great explorers to face such unimaginable challenges and even death? This superb work examines the greatest explorers in history, putting their motives, passions and fears in context.
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Before the modern age, only the intrepid, foolhardy or mad would undertake a voyage of exploration. Impossible Journeys tells the stories of 24 of these extraordinary journeys, from the Middle Ages to the Victorian era.
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In 1786, the great German writer Johann von Goethe took a lightning decision to leave his work, friends and family. Catching the first mail coach, Goethe set off to visit Italy, embarking on a personal quest, both as a man and as a writer.
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A.H. Layard’s discovery of the Assyrian citadel Nineveh was momentous. This edition displays his celebrated pictures of the site, done in situ. In his introduction, Andrew George, Professor of Babylonian and Assyrian at the University of London, applauds Layard’s adventurous spirit.
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Bryson's account of his farewell tour of Britain by public transport is a hilarious and affectionate tribute by Britain's funniest adopted son.
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The book of Parkman's youth and one of the first great chronicles of the American West, The Oregon Trail remains the most popular of all his works.
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No matter how many biographies are written or films are made of the story, nothing can match Scott’s own epic, elegiac account of his expedition to the South Pole. Illustrated with over 80 archive photographs, this is a wonderful edition of a classic book.
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Lawrence's story - that of a stranger from a far-off world who arrives among an oppressed people and helps to lead them to freedom against terrible odds - is the stuff of legend. And legend he became - with help from this book, an epic film and an ability for 'backing into the limelight'.
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Eric Newby is the perfect travel writer. The epitome of the self-deprecating Englishman, he makes us feel each blister and flea-bite he suffers and roar with laughter at every mishap and adventure, yet he also sensitively evokes a beautiful, timeless landscape.
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Mountaineers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates had successfully scaled the 21,000-foot Siula Grande in the heart of the Peruvian Andes, but on their descent disaster struck. Touching the Void, also an acclaimed film, is one of the most remarkable tales of survival ever told.
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