tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post1056987658776261086..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: PATRICK LEIGH FERMORLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-62160980249340417572013-11-27T23:12:43.516-05:002013-11-27T23:12:43.516-05:00Wonderful! And remember Richard Haliburton? I was ...Wonderful! And remember Richard Haliburton? I was nuts about his books in high school!Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33408860923449613652013-11-27T13:35:42.647-05:002013-11-27T13:35:42.647-05:00David- so pleased to see someone making a point of...David- so pleased to see someone making a point of mentioning the terrific Patrick Leigh Fermor. Have you read "The Cretan Runner"? He is credited with translating it, but I find his linguistic fingerprints are legion running through it.<br /><br />Another couple of books I think worth mentioning in this thread are Neal Ascherson's terrific BLACK SEA, and Peter Hopkirk's epic THE GREAT GAME (which is equal parts history, politics, and travel writing- the traveling being done by British and Russian Imperial agents vying for leverage (and imperial expansion) in 19th century Central and South Asia. RIVETING stuff!<br /><br />Thanks again for reminding us about Bold Paddy!Brian Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164348967846859987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-78455943039869409642013-11-27T10:14:50.369-05:002013-11-27T10:14:50.369-05:00Eve, another good one. And I left out Eric Newby,...Eve, another good one. And I left out Eric Newby, A SHORT WALK IN THE HINDU KUSH. One of the newer people to explore (no pun intended) is Redmond O'Hanlon, who's kind of a wise guy, and always entertaining, and we shouldn't forget Bruce Chatwin, either. <br /><br />Dix, it's not just the exotic places, but the way they look at them. Sometimes they carry the baggage of Empire along with them, but usually they see stuff with a fresh eye. Byron's ROAD TO OXIANA is a classic of the genre.David Edgerley Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302818835018859164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-77075824444860519292013-11-27T09:49:28.396-05:002013-11-27T09:49:28.396-05:00Don't forget Laurie Lee, who tramped across Sp...Don't forget Laurie Lee, who tramped across Spain in the late 1930s in "As I walked out one midsummer morning."Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-19967873695580963622013-11-27T01:44:14.044-05:002013-11-27T01:44:14.044-05:00David, you surprise me so often, I'm almost be...David, you surprise me so often, I'm almost beginning to expect it. LOL <br /><br />I have to admit: I've never read travel logs or journals, because I figured they'd be boring. Now, you've made me reconsider, you b#*!&%$! LOL<br /><br />And I thank you for that. I'll have to check out some of Fermor's books.<br /><br />Thanks again, buddy!<br />--DixonDixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.com