The Faber Book of Exploration

Benedict (ed) Allen

ISBN 10: 0571206123 / ISBN 13: 9780571206124

Published by Faber & Faber, 2004

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Synopsis:

What does it feel like to walk off the edge of a map? To emerge dazed, dying yet triumphant, from the Amazon? Benedict Allen''s 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

About the Author: Benedict Allen is one of the UK's most prominent explorers. For the past twenty-five years he has conducted solo expeditions through the Amazon jungle, along Namibia's Skeleton Coast and across Mongolia's Gobi Desert without the use of GPS, satellite phone or other means of outside support, as we as having written ten books of his adventures and editing The Faber Book of Exploration.

He was the first explorer to bring the full experience of remote travel to television - taking the genre to its limits by not using a camera crew and so bringing an immediacy to his experiences. Allen regularly gives lectures at the Royal Geographic Society.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Faber Book of Exploration
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket