The Faber Book of Exploration (Paperback)

Benedict Allen

ISBN 10: 0571206123 / ISBN 13: 9780571206124

Published by Faber & Faber, London, 2004

About this Item

Paperback. What does it feel like to walk off the edge of a map? To walk upon the moon, or stand on the roof of the world?Benedict Allen's anthology of human exploration presents the words of those who have set off into 'the unknown' and returned to tell the tale. This volume is the first fully-ranging anthology of the subject, bringing together Vikings and cosmonauts, conquistadors and botanists. There is no doubting Benedict Allen's voracious appetite for exploration, and as such he is our ideal guide across these extraordinary pages. An anthology of worlds revealed by explorers through the ages. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Faber Book of Exploration (Paperback)
• Publisher: Faber & Faber, London
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571206123
• ISBN 13: 9780571206124
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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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.