Patrick Leigh Fermor: A Life in Letters(barnesandnoble.com)

14 pointsby Thevet9 ปีที่แล้ว6 comments

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/review/patrick-leigh-fermor-life-letters

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will_brown9 ปีที่แล้ว

I have previously posted this on HN to good response, my Father (83) has been transcribing publishing his letters written over a 10 year period (1956-1966) traveling the world while in the navy, a diplomatic courier, and the consulate in Saigon leading up to the War.

https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Mom-Odyssey-World-Travel-ebook/d...

blub9 ปีที่แล้ว

Ah, I was actually wondering what became of that project :)

I first saw it when you posted a couple of letters to gauge interest. Looking forward to read it.

893helios9 ปีที่แล้ว

Fermor is part of a whole cast of adventurers, like Richard Halliburton who lived life to the hilt. They lived in a certain time in place, where technology, access, risk, and the unknown nature of the world made classical adventure possible. Really good stuff.

gadders9 ปีที่แล้ว

More details on the kidnapping of General Kreipe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnap_of_Heinrich_Kreipe

gadders9 ปีที่แล้ว

And if you want some ideas on how they managed, it fitness-wise: http://www.chrismcdougall.com/buy-natural-born-heroes-from-t...

(Written by the author of Born to Run).

cpr9 ปีที่แล้ว

The amazing thing is that Paddy himself (the leader of this daring raid) was just a normal English schoolboy, until he set off on his walk across Europe at age 16 or so...