There are 2 parts to the book.
A BEAUTIFULLY PRODUCED, HIGHLY ILLUSTRATED VOLUME DOCUMENTING THE HUGELY VARIED AND ALWAYS ENTERTAINING CAREER OF ONE OF BRITAIN'S BEST-LOVED TRAVEL WRITERS. Born in London in 1919, Eric Newby was educated at St Paul's School.
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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
way across the border to San Remo, Italy, for a few hours, or else just trying to get a few blocks to the Vietnamese restaurant we enjoyed. Walking along the way to the casino we discovered an interesting restaurant where the food ...
Clary Smith counted what was made by each workman, but if there was any production problem, or anything the least bit complicated, he quickly turned it over to Harry. He seemed to want to avoid responsibility of any kind.
In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (roughly £1.6 million today) set by his friends at the Reform Club.