An engaging and informative first-hand account of the last `grain race' of maritime history, from respected travel writer Eric Newby.
Eric Newby Book order
December 6, 1919 – October 20, 2006
George Newby was an English author of travel literature, known for his adventurous spirit and deep fascination with exploring the world. His writing often delves into themes of escape, the pursuit of freedom, and the raw beauty of distant lands. He transformed his experiences sailing across the globe into captivating narratives that transport readers aboard sailing ships and into exotic locales. Newby's style is direct and vivid, filled with keen observations from daily life at sea and ashore.
- 2014
- 2011
Slowly Down the Ganges
- 382 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Slowly Down the Ganges' is seen as a vintage Newby masterpiece, alongside A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush' and `Love and War in the Apennines'. Told with Newby's self-deprecating humour and wry attention to detail, this is a classic of the genre and a window into an enchanting piece of history.
- 2011
A collection of writing from Britain's best-loved travel writer, `A Merry Dance around the World' is the culmination of a lifetime of adventure.
- 2011
With his trademark charm and sharp wit, Newby leaves no stone unturned in his quest for wonderfully detailed and quirky knowledge to share with his reader. Insightful, hilarious and sheer fun, this is an adventure not to be missed, by Britain's best-loved travel guide, and father of the genre.
- 2011
A Small Place in Italy
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
This book is a lush and beautiful memoir of a very special house and a superb recreation of a bygone era.
- 2011
'You've had some pretty crazy ideas in your life, Newby, but this is the craziest.' Grandmother Wanda Newby was exasperated after continuous rain, snow, and gales that knocked from her bike. Twice.
- 2010
A Traveller's Life
- 343 pages
- 13 hours of reading
A chronicle of travels, some homely some exotic, from the man who can make a schoolboy holiday in Swanage as colourful as a walk in the Hindu Kush.
- 2010
Something Wholesale
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Veteran travel writer Eric Newby has a massive following and is cherished as the forefather of the modern comic travel book. However, less known are his adventures during the years he spent as an apprentice and commercial buyer in the improbable trade of women's fashion.
- 2000
Departures and Arrivals
- 227 pages
- 8 hours of reading
'Whatever else we remember of our travels, we remember our departures and arrivals. Often they are the most enduring of all our memories of them.' From one of Britain's best-loved travel writers comes a fascinating collection of incredible highlights from an eventful life.
- 2000
Whatever else he was doing, Eric Newby has always travelled on a grand scale, whether under his own steam or as Travel Editor of the "Observer". In all of his adventures his camera has never been far from his side, and the 250 photographs reproduced in this volume represent some of his finest work
