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Words of Mercury: Tales from a Lifetime of Travel
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Words of Mercury: Tales from a Lifetime of Travel Paperback - 2014

by Patrick Leigh Fermor; Artemis Cooper (Editor); Foreword by Rolf Potts

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A career-spanning anthology from the greatest traveler--and travel writer--of the twentieth century.

The adventures of Patrick "Paddy" Leigh Fermor, Britain's most beloved traveler, began in 1933, when he embarked on a walk from Holland to Constantinople--the entire length of Europe--at the tender age of eighteen. Sleeping in barns, monasteries, and, on occasion, aristocratic country houses, the young adventurer made way his through the Old World just as everything was about to change.

Words of Mercury collects pieces from every stage of Leigh Fermor's life, from his journey through Eastern Europe just before the outbreak of the Second World War--described in gorgeous, meditative detail--to his encounter with voodoo in Haiti, to a monastic retreat to Normandy to try to write a book. Also included is the story of one of his most well-known exploits from the war--his planned and executed kidnap of a German general under British orders. Ever the student, "Paddy" also wrote extensively on his encounters with polymaths, linguists, and artists all over the world.

Over the course of his illustrious lifetime, Leigh Fermor wrote several acclaimed travel books, countless essays, translations, and book reviews, many of which are compiled in this anthology. His unique experiences out in the world fed his insatiable curiosity and voracious appetite for scholarship. His tales, written in a singular, elegant style, have inspired generations of writers and continue to shape the language of travel.

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  • Title Words of Mercury: Tales from a Lifetime of Travel
  • Author Patrick Leigh Fermor; Artemis Cooper (Editor); Foreword by Rolf Potts
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Skyhorse Publishing
  • Publication date 2014-06
  • ISBN 9781629142234 / 1629142239
  • Weight 0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.25 x 5.5 x 0.9 in (20.96 x 13.97 x 2.29 cm)
  • Category Travel - General
  • Dewey Decimal Code 910.4

About the author

Patrick Leigh Fermor was born in London in 1915. After a failed initial attempt at becoming an author, Leigh Fermor left London to see the world. His books include the classic A Time of Gifts, Between the Woods and the Water, and A Time to Keep Silence.

Artemis Cooper was born in 1953. She is the author of Cairo in the War, 1939-1945 and other acclaimed books.

Rolf Potts is the bestselling author of Vagabonding. He has written for National Geographic Traveler, Outside, The New Yorker, and the New York Times Magazine.

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