A time of gifts: on foot to Constantinople : from the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube
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Oxford, England : Isis, 1988, c1977.
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Large Print
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380 pages: map; 24 cm
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Boulder Main Large Print
LP 914 Ferm
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This beloved account about an intrepid young Englishman on the first leg of his walk from London to Constantinople is simply one of the best works of travel literature ever written.
At the age of eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set off from the heart of London on an epic journey—to walk to Constantinople. A Time of Gifts is the rich account of his adventures as far as Hungary, after which Between the Woods and the Water continues the story to the Iron Gates that divide the Carpathian and Balkan mountains. Acclaimed for its sweep and intelligence, Leigh Fermor’s book explores a remarkable moment in time. Hitler has just come to power but war is still ahead, as he walks through a Europe soon to be forever changed—through the Lowlands to Mitteleuropa, to Teutonic and Slav heartlands, through the baroque remains of the Holy Roman Empire; up the Rhine, and down to the Danube.
At once a memoir of coming-of-age, an account of a journey, and a dazzling exposition of the English language, A Time of Gifts is also a portrait of a continent already showing ominous signs of the holocaust to come.
At the age of eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set off from the heart of London on an epic journey—to walk to Constantinople. A Time of Gifts is the rich account of his adventures as far as Hungary, after which Between the Woods and the Water continues the story to the Iron Gates that divide the Carpathian and Balkan mountains. Acclaimed for its sweep and intelligence, Leigh Fermor’s book explores a remarkable moment in time. Hitler has just come to power but war is still ahead, as he walks through a Europe soon to be forever changed—through the Lowlands to Mitteleuropa, to Teutonic and Slav heartlands, through the baroque remains of the Holy Roman Empire; up the Rhine, and down to the Danube.
At once a memoir of coming-of-age, an account of a journey, and a dazzling exposition of the English language, A Time of Gifts is also a portrait of a continent already showing ominous signs of the holocaust to come.
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English
ISBN:
1850891923 (lg. print)
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Continued by : Between the woods and the water.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Fermor, P. L. (19881977). A time of gifts: on foot to Constantinople : from the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube. Oxford, England, Isis.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Fermor, Patrick Leigh. 19881977. A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople : From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube. Oxford, England, Isis.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Fermor, Patrick Leigh, A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople : From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube. Oxford, England, Isis, 19881977.
MLA Citation (style guide)Fermor, Patrick Leigh. A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople : From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube. Oxford, England, Isis, 19881977.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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