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At the age of eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set off from the heart of London on an epic journey — to walk to Constantinople. A Time of Gifts is the rich account of his adventures as far as Hungary, after which Between the Woods and the Water continues the story to the Iron Gates that divide the Carpathian and Balkan mountains. Acclaimed for its sweep and intelligence, Leigh Fermor's book explores a remarkable moment in time. Hitler has just come to power but war is still ahead, as he walks through a Europe soon to be forever changed — through the Lowlands to Mitteleuropa, to Teutonic and Slav heartlands, through the baroque remains of the Holy Roman Empire; up the Rhine, and down to the Danube.

At once a memoir of coming-of-age, an account of a journey, and a dazzling exposition of the English language, A Time of Gifts is also a portrait of a continent already showing ominous signs of the holocaust to come.

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Joan P., January 21, 2012 (view all comments by Joan P.)
A precocious 17-year old youth travels by foot in the 1930's across Europe and writes about it as he goes. Patrick was a rebellious and very smart child. (Today he might be diagnosed with ADD!) Reading this book is a very entertaining way to learn some history, how to get along with people, and how to be courageous in a variety of situations. Leigh Fermor has written many books - add them all to your list. You won't be sorry. I wish I could have known this remarkable man.
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KirstenReads, January 4, 2012 (view all comments by KirstenReads)
If Patrick Leigh Fermor were to hold up a sign while hitching on the highway, it might say: "Lovable scamp. Gives good prose. Charming conversationalist. Will cheerfully eat or drink anything you offer. Will feature you in book."

I would totally give him a ride. You should, too.
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Joan Murray, April 14, 2011 (view all comments by Joan Murray)
In 1934 an 18 year old upper class Englishman, without much future in school or the military, decides, for lack of money, to walk from England to Greece. He convinces his father to send him four pounds a month to designated stops along his projected route and he sets off with a volume of Horace and a blank journal in his rucksack. He stays close to the Rhine and eventually the Danube, tries to remain true to his intention not to accept rides of any sort, but since he leaves England in December, bad weather sometimes weakens this resolve and he finds himself traveling in every type of conveyance except an airplane. Needless to say he meets a wide array of people enroute that he would never have met in his ordinary life. Leigh Fermor writes beautifully and his "reading" of the landscape as he moves through it will drive most of us into other books, paintings, music and perhaps, personal memories of the same geography. I didn't want A Time of Gifts to end, but when it did, I read the 2nd volume of this travel diary, Between the Water and the Woods, and although Fermor is now in his 90s, he is writing the last volume which I eagerly await!
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ISBN:
9781590171653
Introduction:
Morris, Jan
Publisher:
New York Review of Books
Introduction by:
Morris, Jan
Introduction:
Morris, Jan
Author:
Leigh Fermor, Patrick
Author:
FERMOR, PATRICK LEIGH
Author:
Morris, Jan
Author:
Fermor, Leigh Patrick
Author:
Various
Subject:
Description and travel
Subject:
Europe - General
Subject:
Europe - Western
Subject:
Europe
Subject:
TRAVEL / Europe / General
Subject:
Europe Description and travel.
Subject:
Europe, Central Description and travel.
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Travel : Europe - General
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
New York Review Books Classics
Publication Date:
20051031
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
344
Dimensions:
8.18x6.34x.73 in. .73 lbs.
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