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Patrick Leigh Fermor, DSO, OBE: A Hero For Our Time And All Time

July 13, 2011 David Hurley 0

I only discovered Patrick Leigh Fermor in 2006 when I read paperback editions of his two travel books, A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water, published by John Murray in 2004. I was intrigued to see that he was still alive at the time of publication [Read more…]

Patrick Leigh Fermor: A Time of Gifts

April 12, 2007 David Hurley 0

A Time of Gifts in 100 Words In December 1933 Patrick Leigh Fermor, aged eighteen, set out to walk from Rotterdam to Istanbul. This volume ends at the Danube and is compelling recovery of a middle-aged writer’s youthful zest and engaging curiosity. Handsome, charming, erudite, blessed with a gift for [Read more…]