An illustrated ebook documenting the hugely varied and always entertaining career of one of Britain’s best-loved travel writers.
Following a literary itinerary from London to Venice, Tehran and points beyond, and via authors from Woolf and Dante to Nobel Prize–winners Orhan Pamuk, Wole Soyinka, Mo Yan, and Olga Tokarczuk, he explores how these works have shaped our ...
Around the World in 80 Years
No.1 bestseller Michael Palin's first travel book of his incredible journey around the world.
A fascinating and engaging children's book exploring 80 different ways to travel used from past to present--from the obvious, to the crazy!
An engaging and informative first-hand account of the last ‘grain race’ of maritime history, from respected travel writer Eric Newby.
In 1872, English gentleman Phileas Fogg has many adventures as he tries to win a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days.
Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager set by his friends at the Reform Club.
“ Just once a day at 5 p.m. , ” Lloyd replied in a mildly alarmed way , as if I'd just asked where in Middlemarch I'd be able to buy a Ferrari after 10 p.m. “ Oh , it's okay , ” I reassured him , “ I'm booked onto it tomorrow .
Inspired by Jules Verne’s classic adventure tale, celebrated editor-in-chief of The Wine Economist Mike Veseth takes his readers Around the World in Eighty Wines.
Unfortunately, the latter years were difficult as my wife's health steadily deteriorated, leading to her eventual passing. Toward the end of my working career, I started to write about my 80 years of experiences around the world in ...