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Eric Newby
Eric Newby was born in London in 1919. During World War II, he served in the Special Boat Section and was captured. He married the girl who helped him to escape, and for the next 5...view moreEric Newby was born in London in 1919. During World War II, he served in the Special Boat Section and was captured. He married the girl who helped him to escape, and for the next 50 years she was at his side on many adventures.
After the war, he worked in the fashion business and book publishing but travelled on a grand scale, sometimes as the Travel Editor for the Observer. He was made CBE and awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award of the British Guild of Travel Writers. He died in 2006.view less
Books by Eric Newby
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush What the Traveller Saw Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Round Ireland in Low Gear Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Last Grain Race Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Love and War in the Apennines Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Traveller’s Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Small Place in Italy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On the Shores of the Mediterranean Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Slowly Down the Ganges Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Around the World in 80 Years Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Something Wholesale Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Audiobooks by Eric Newby
A Small Place in Italy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Slowly Down the Ganges Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Love and War in the Apennines Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5