Walkers' Anthology (Trailblazer Guides (Hardcover)) [Idioma Inglés] - Hardcover

'a good gift for a walking friend.' - Strider 'This delightful pick'n'mix features more giants of literature than you could shake an aluminium pole at.'- Scotland Outdoors, 'a Quality Street box of trekking delights'- Wanderlust 'The perfect gift'- County Life magazines 'Perfect to pop in your rucksack ... or to read in the comfort of a winter armchair.'- The Good Book Guide 'A potential stocking filler for any keen walkers.'- Round and About 'A good Christmas gift'- Cheshire Life 'entertaining compilation'- Walk, Magazine of the Ramblers 'one of the four best new titles'- Conde Nast Traveller 'the perfect companion'- The Lady 'beautifully composed'- The Great Outdoors 'a gem of a book...the ultimate walking companion.'- Country Walking

Several millennia ago two people - possibly an adult and a child - walked in soft, muddy ground in the Olduvai Gorge in present day Kenya, leaving their footprints for archaeologists to discover. And, still walking, the descendants of people like these two went on to walk right across our world. Walking is as natural to us as breathing and almost every author who has ever written has had something to say on the subject. In this fascinating anthology, Deborah Manley has drawn on writings of more than 50 literary figures from around the world - WH Auden, Agatha Christie, Captain James Cook, William Dalrymple, Daniel Defoe, EM Forster, Amitav Ghosh, Graham Greene, Rudyard Kipling, Donna Leone, JB Priestley, Bayard Taylor, Paul Theroux, Henry David Thoreau, Colin Thubron and Mark Twain among many others. This is a book for walkers and armchair travellers alike.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.