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A Merry Dance Around the World

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. Covering everything from the birth of Eric Newby in 1919 at the `ghastly hour` of 3.45am, to Herculean cycling escapades in his seventies through the wiles of the Irish winter, this is an astonishing catalogue of disasters and misunderstandings. Newby`s compassionate grace and sharp wit ensure that every adventure is as charming, hilarious and wild as his last. Including extracts from his masterpiece of love and courage in wartime, `Love and War in the Apennines`, travelling epiphanies against the breathtaking backdrop of `A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush` and the memorable excursions of the long-suffering and truly heroic Wanda Newby on bikes, in boats and planning daring prison escapes. A brilliant introduction for any Newby newcomer, or handy collection for the intrepid Newby veteran traveller, `A Merry Dance around the World` is a whirlwind tour around the globe, guided by the forefather of the modern comic travel book.

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