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A Time Of Gifts On Foot To Constantinople From The Hook Of Holland To The Middle DanubeStock informationGeneral Fields
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Description'A Time of Gifts' sees Patrick Leigh Fermor setting out in 1933, at the age of 18, on his epic journey across Europe from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. This first volume takes the reader as far as Hungary. Author descriptionAfter his walk across Europe, Patrick Leigh Fermor lived and travelled in the Balkans and the Greek Archipelago. In the Second World War he joined the Irish Guards, became a liaison officer in Albania and fought in Greece and Crete - living disguised as a shepherd in the mountains for two years organising resistance activities. He was awarded the DSO and CBE, and a knighthood in the 2004 New Year Honours List. His writing career, spanning over fifty years, includes six other titles available in John Murray paperback. He lives in Greece, in a house he designed and built. |