A one-volume edition of this classic sequence of sea novels set in the early nineteenth century, about a voyage from England to Australia. **Rites of Passage** (Winner of the Booker Prize) 'The work of a master at the full stretch of his age and wisdom.' *The Times* **Close Quarters** 'A feat of
To the Ends of the Earth
β Scribed by Theroux, Paul
- Book ID
- 108655984
- Publisher
- Ivy Books
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 378 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780307790279
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β¦ Synopsis
Product Description
"Travel writing at its best."
THE HOUSTON POST
Author and travel writer Paul Theroux does what no one else can: he travels to the isolated, unusual, and fascinating spots of the world, and creates an elegy to them that makes readers feel they are traveling with him. Evocative, breathtaking, intriguing, here is the armchair traveler's guide to the sites of the world he makes us feel we know.
From the Paperback edition.
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"Travel writing at its best."
THE HOUSTON POST
Author and travel writer Paul Theroux does what no one else can: he travels to the isolated, unusual, and fascinating spots of the world, and creates an elegy to them that makes readers feel they are traveling with him. Evocative, breathtaking, intriguing, here is the armchair traveler's guide to the sites of the world he makes us feel we know.
From the Paperback edition.
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