A Time of Gifts : On Foot to Constantinople: from the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube

WITH A FOREWORD BY JAN MORRIS 'A treasure chest' Spectator 'A masterpiece' William Dalrymple, Financial Times In 1933, aged eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set out on his 'great trudge', a year-long journey by foot from the Hook of Holland to Istanbul. Three decades later he wrote A Time of Gifts, the sparklingly original account of the first part of this youthful adventure. Alone, carrying only a rucksack and a small allowance, he travelled through the Low Countries, up the Rhine, through Germany, down the Danube, through Austria and Czechoslovakia, and as far as Hungary. Hailed as a masterpiece, A Time of Gifts is in part a coming-of-age memoir, but also a rich and compelling portrait of a continent that - despite its resplendent domes and monasteries, great rivers and grand cities - was soon to be swept away by war, modernisation and profound social change. 'Rightly considered to be among the most beautiful travel books in the language' IndependentAuthor: Leigh Fermor, Patrick,author
Contributors: Leigh Fermor, Patrick,author
Binding: paperback
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Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language
Edition: 1
Published/Release Date: 16 Jul 2026
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: John Murray Press
Author/Director/Artist: Patrick Leigh Fermor
Dimension (cm): 196x128x30 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 30x196x128 mm
Item Weight (g): 260
Package Weight (g): 260