Words of Mercury Book Reviews
Words of Mercury by Patrick Leigh Fermor, Artemis Cooper & Rolf Potts Book Summary
A career-spanning anthology from the greatest traveler—and travel writer—of the twentieth century.
The adventures of Patrick “Paddy” Leigh Fermor, Britain’s most beloved traveler, began in 1933, when he embarked on a walk from Holland to Constantinople—the entire length of Europe—at the tender age of eighteen. Sleeping in barns, monasteries, and, on occasion, aristocratic country houses, the young adventurer made way his through the Old World just as everything was about to change.
Words of Mercury collects pieces from every stage of Leigh Fermor’s life, from his journey through Eastern Europe just before the outbreak of the Second World War—described in gorgeous, meditative detail—to his encounter with voodoo in Haiti, to a monastic retreat to Normandy to try to write a book. Also included is the story of one of his most well-known exploits from the war—his planned and executed kidnap of a German general under British orders. Ever the student, “Paddy” also wrote extensively on his encounters with polymaths, linguists, and artists all over the world.
Over the course of his illustrious lifetime, Leigh Fermor wrote several acclaimed travel books, countless essays, translations, and book reviews, many of which are compiled in this anthology. His unique experiences out in the world fed his insatiable curiosity and voracious appetite for scholarship. His tales, written in a singular, elegant style, have inspired generations of writers and continue to shape the language of travel.
Book Name | Words of Mercury |
Genre | Travel Essays & Memoirs |
Author | Patrick Leigh Fermor, Artemis Cooper & Rolf Potts |
Published | 03 June 2014, Tuesday |
Language | English |
E-Book Size | 2.16 MB |
Words of Mercury (Patrick Leigh Fermor, Artemis Cooper & Rolf Potts) Book Reviews 2024
We transfer money over €4 billion every month. We enable individual and business accounts to save 4 million Euros on bank transfer fees. Want to send free money abroad or transfer money abroad for free? Free international money transfer!
Did you know that you can earn 25 USD from our site just by registering? Get $25 for free by joining Payoneer!
Download Link | Book Format |
words-of-mercury-ebook.pdf | |
words-of-mercury-ebook.epub | EPUB |
words-of-mercury-ebook.kindle | KINDLE |
Words of Mercury E-book (PDF, PUB, KINDLE) Download
Words of Mercury ebook words-of-mercury (2.16 MB) download new links will be update!
Words of Mercury Similar Books
Book Name | Score | Reviews | Price |
Blue Highways | 4.5/5 | 70 | $11.99 |
Vagabonding | 4.5/5 | 115 | $13.99 |
The Snow Leopard | 4/5 | 57 | $12.99 |
The Geography of Bliss | 4/5 | 169 | $10.99 |
Seven Years in Tibet | 4.5/5 | 86 | $13.99 |
Enhance sleep, vision, cognition, flexibility, energy, long-range health and more. Performance Lab CORE Formulas support all aspects of human performance, across all walks of life. Boosts work performance and productivity with nootropics for focus, multitasking under stress, creative problem-solving and more.
Book Name | Score | Reviews | Price |
Die unterbrochene Reise | 0/5 | 0 | $15.99 |
Rumeli | 0/5 | 0 | $16.99 |
Mani | 4.5/5 | 5 | $11.99 |
Eine Zeit der Stille | 0/5 | 0 | $15.99 |
Abducting a General | 0/5 | 0 | $12.99 |
Summary of Words of Mercury by Patrick Leigh Fermor, Artemis Cooper & Rolf Potts
The Words of Mercury book written by Patrick Leigh Fermor, Artemis Cooper & Rolf Potts was published on 03 June 2014, Tuesday in the Travel Essays & Memoirs category. A total of 102 readers of the book gave the book 0 points out of 5.
Book Name | Author | Price |
Roaming the Taklamakan Desert | Michael Løfquist | Free |
Following the Equator, Part 5 | Mark Twain | Free |
Notes on a Tour Through the Western part of The State of New York | Anonymous | Free |
In Eastern Seas | J. J. Smith | Free |
A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State | Marcus Roberts Phipps Dorman | Free |
Coinbase is the world's most trusted place to buy and sell cryptocurrency. Open an account today, and if you buy or sell $100 or more of crypto, you'll receive $10 worth of free Bitcoin!
Book Name | Author | Price |
A Walk in the Woods | Bill Bryson | $9.99 |
Italian Neighbors | Tim Parks | $11.99 |
In Patagonia | Bruce Chatwin | $13.99 |
A Year in the World | Frances Mayes | $8.99 |
The Songlines | Bruce Chatwin | $12.99 |
Jasper is the generative AI platform for business that helps your team create content tailored for your brand 10X faster, wherever you work online.
Please wait! Words of Mercury book comments loading...
Patrick Leigh Fermor, Artemis Cooper & Rolf Potts - Words of Mercury Discussions & Comments
Have you read this book yet? What do you think about Words of Mercury by Patrick Leigh Fermor, Artemis Cooper & Rolf Potts book? Ask the bookpedia.co community a question about Words of Mercury!