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Title | Faber Book of Exploration | Height | 12 mm |
Author | Benedict Allen (Editor) | Width | 4 mm |
ISBN-13 | 9780571206124 | Binding | PAPERBACK |
ISBN-10 | #0571206123 | Spine Width | |
Publisher | Penguin Books | Pages | 832 |
Edition | NEW | Availability | Out Of Stock |

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Faber Book of Exploration
Author: Benedict Allen (Editor)
What does it feel like to walk off the edge of a map? To emerge dazed, dying yet triumphant, from the Amazon? Benedict Allens anthology of human exploration ranges across various terrains - hot and cold deserts, mountains and plains, jungles and high seas - and presents the words of those who, through the centuries - be they Vikings or missionaries, conquistadors or botan What does it feel like to walk off the edge of a map? To emerge dazed, dying yet triumphant, from the Amazon? Benedict Allens anthology of human exploration ranges across various terrains - hot and cold deserts, mountains and plains, jungles and high seas - and presents the words of those who, through the centuries - be they Vikings or missionaries, conquistadors or botanists - have set off into the unknown. Immaculately edited and shrewdly considered . . . a hugely readable compendium. Independent on Sunday A monumental feat of compilation and editing, and will satisfy every armchair traveller. Literary Review A generous, handsome volume, that will provide hours upon hours of absorption and revelation. The Times