A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople: From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube by Patrick Leigh Fermor

A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople: From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube

Trilogy #1

Patrick Leigh Fermor

321 pages first pub 1977 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir travel adventurous informative relaxing slow-paced
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This beloved account about an intrepid young Englishman on the first leg of his walk from London to Constantinople is simply one of the best works of travel literature ever written. At the age of eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set off from the hea...

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Community Reviews Summary of 499 reviews

Moods

adventurous 91%
reflective 75%
informative 70%
inspiring 64%
hopeful 24%
lighthearted 21%
relaxing 21%
challenging 16%
funny 16%
emotional 10%
mysterious 2%

Pace

slow 63%
medium 30%
fast 5%

Average rating

4.01

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