Results for: books tagged ‘Travelogue’
Spirit of Place: Lawrence Durrell
The Raj at Table: David Burton
While the British were in India they developed a curious cuisine all of their own. As they made their mark on their host culture, the formidable memsahib - or English ... More
Modern Greece: A Short History: C. M. Woodhouse
Acclaimed for its penetration, balance and insight, Modern Greece tells the story of Greece and the Greek people from the founding of Constantinople to the late twentieth century.'Very readable, very ... More
How's That for Telling 'Em, Fat Lady?: Simon Gray
In An Unnatural Pursuit Simon Gray wrote an hilarious account of what it's like to be tortured, paranoid and a playwright. Here, in How's That For Telling 'Em, Fat Lady?, ... More
The Greek Islands: Lawrence Durrell
As every reader of Durrell knows, his writing is steeped in the living experience of the Mediterranean, and especially the islands of Greece. This captivating and highly unusual text, originally ... More
Caesar's Vast Ghost: Lawrence Durrell
Provence, where Lawrence Durrell lived for thirty years, is the motif of this final work, published just before his death. It is a highly personal and unusual book, part travelogue, ... More
Letters from Iceland: W. H. Auden and Louis MacNeice
This highly amusing and unorthodox travel book resulted from a light-hearted summer journey by the young poets Auden and MacNeice in 1936. Their letters home, in verse and prose, are ... More
A Writer's World: Jan Morris
In a wonderfully evocative collection of her travel writing and reportage from over five decades, Jan Morris has produced a unique portrait of the late-twentieth century - from New York ... More
Venice: Jan Morris
The classic evocation of Venice, acclaimed as one of the finest books ever written about the city.'Entertaining, ironical, witty, high spirited and appreciative . . . Both melancholy and gay ... More
Wrong About Japan: Peter Carey
In 2002, twice Booker-winning author Peter Carey travelled to Japan, accompanied by his son Charley. In this stunning memoir-cum-travelogue Carey charts this journey, as father and son look for the ... More
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