From the C7th to the present day... It transported Vikings to the Caspian and was crucial in the Battle of Stalingrad... a remarkable account of diversity and strategic significance.
A native of West Cornwall, TH has zig-zagged his way across the duchy - over moor, through woodland, along the coast, by tin mines - to create an lively and congenial mix of nature writing a... read more
A jaunty record of the author's trip 'over 1,500 miles awheel in six lands…' It was originally published rather hastily in the 1930s, 15 years before Paddy Leigh Fermor made a similar jour... read more