Oxtravels : meetings with remarkable travel writers /

Oxtravels : meetings with remarkable travel writers /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	London : Profile Books, 2011.
Description:	432 p. : ill., ports ; 20 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Voyages and travels. Travel writers -- Anecdotes. Travel writers. Voyages and travels. Anecdotes.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8518327

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Varying Form of Title:	Ox travels
Other authors / contributors:	Palin, Michael. Ellingham, Mark. Florence, Peter. Rogerson, Barnaby.
ISBN:	9781846684968 (pbk.) 184668496X (pbk.)
Summary:	"OxTravels is an extraordinary collection. Thirty-six travel writers have contributed stories of remarkable meetings -- life-changing, affecting, amusing by turn. The book is published in support of Oxfam's work." -- Back cover.

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Summary:	Introduced by Michael Palin, OxTravels features original stories from twenty-five top travel writers, including Paul Theroux, Sara Wheeler, William Dalrymple, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Lloyd Jones, Rory Stewart, Jan Morris, Dervla Murphy, Rory MacLean, Nicholas Shakespeare, Peter Godwin, Victoria Hislop, and others. Each of the stories takes as its theme a meeting--life-changing, affecting, amusing by turn--and together they transport readers into a brilliant, vivid atlas of encounters.<br> <br> This extraordinary collection is published in aid of Oxfam and all royalties from the book will support Oxfam's work around the world.<br>
Physical Description:	432 p. : ill., ports ; 20 cm.
ISBN:	9781846684968 184668496X