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What the Traveller Saw

by Eric Newby

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A photographic record of travel’s curious details

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A photographic record of travel’s curious details

Eric Newby gathers travel pieces and his own photographs from journeys spanning decades and far-flung locations. The collection moves from a canoe expedition on the Wakwayowkastic River to pastoral communities in northern Spain and the islands of Fiji, with attention directed toward unusual encounters, local detail, and the unexpected sights that emerge away from well-worn routes. Photography is integral to the book’s travel record, accompanying essays shaped by Newby’s long-running interest in places and ways of life described as fading or lost.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Travel-essay readers who value photography alongside written observations
  • Readers interested in wide-ranging journeys beyond conventional tourist routes
  • Fans of travel writing centered on curious details and cultural encounters

Themes

Travel and explorationPhotographyChanging ways of lifeCultural observationThe unexpected

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Book overview

This outstanding collection of pieces, illustrated with his own superb photographs, is a unique record of Newby's travels all over the globe - and a lasting tribute to lost and fading worlds.

One of the funniest and most entertaining of all travel writers, Eric Newby has been wandering the by-ways of the world for over half a century.

Admired for his exceptional powers of observation, Newby's genius is also to capture the unexpected, the curious and the absurd on camera.

Since his very first journey in 1938, Newby's quest for the unknown and the unusual has been insatiable. Whether on a dangerous canoe trip down the Wakwayowkastic River, with the pastoral people in the mountainous north of Spain, or visiting the exotic archipelago of Fiji, nothing escapes his eye for unlikely or amusing detail.

A rare combination of travel writing and photography, What the Traveller Saw is an exhilarating record of Newby's humourous adventures over the years.

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