Eric Newby
Eric Newby was born in London in 1919. After serving in the Black Watch and the Special Boat Section during World War II, he worked in the fashion business and book publishing, but always traveled on a grand scale, sometimes as the Travel Editor for the Observer . He was made CBE in 1994, and was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award of the British Guild of Travel Writers in 2001.
Eric Newby was born in London in 1919. After serving in the Black Watch and the Special Boat Section during World War II, he worked in the fashion business and book publishing, but always traveled on a grand scale, sometimes as the Travel Editor for the Observer . He was made CBE in 1994, and was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award of the British Guild of Travel Writers in 2001. See less
Eric Newby's Featured Books
Eric Newby book reviews
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Love and War in the Apennines
First rate
by Sutton, Nov 21, 2013
Anyone interested in superb writing and in keen observation, along with a scintillating sense of humour ought not to miss any of Eric Newby's books Read More
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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
A Classic Book
Here is a classic book on travel. Nowadays, one simply cannot visit this place, as the US military has placed many big guns and shoot on sight anything that moves across these hills and valleys. I ... Read More
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Learning the Ropes: An Apprentice on the Last of the Windjammers
Real sailing.
by UncleMac, Sep 30, 2010
This is not mucking about in boats - this is
about the real thing when a mistake was
fatal, and if it didn't kill you, it took out one of
your shipmates. There were no helicoptors
and no sat ... Read More
