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'Peerless.' Daily Telegraph
'Sprinkled with magic.' Observer
'Full of mischief, romance, fun and kindness.' The Times


Soldier, journalist, historian, author of forty books, Jan Morris led an extraordinary life, witnessing such seminal moments as the first ascent of Everest, the Suez Canal Crisis, the Eichmann Trial, the Cuban Revolution and so much more.

From reflections on identity and nations to the importance of good marmalade, Allegorizings is the final despatch from one of the greatest chroniclers of the twentieth century.

'A precious few [writers] report with wisdom, kindness and intelligence from the end to which we shall all come - travel of a different kind. This is such a book.' Sarah Moss, New York Times

'She was one of the most extraordinary people I ever had the luck to meet. Please read her.' Robert MacFarlane

Allegorizings

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'Peerless.' Daily Telegraph 'Sprinkled with magic.' Observer'Full of mischief, romance, fun and kindness.' The TimesSoldier, journalist, historian, author of forty... Read more

    Publisher: Faber & Faber
    Publication Date: 04/08/2022
    ISBN13: 9780571234141, 978-0571234141
    ISBN10: 0571234143

    Number of Pages: 224

    Non Fiction , Biography

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    'Peerless.' Daily Telegraph
    'Sprinkled with magic.' Observer
    'Full of mischief, romance, fun and kindness.' The Times


    Soldier, journalist, historian, author of forty books, Jan Morris led an extraordinary life, witnessing such seminal moments as the first ascent of Everest, the Suez Canal Crisis, the Eichmann Trial, the Cuban Revolution and so much more.

    From reflections on identity and nations to the importance of good marmalade, Allegorizings is the final despatch from one of the greatest chroniclers of the twentieth century.

    'A precious few [writers] report with wisdom, kindness and intelligence from the end to which we shall all come - travel of a different kind. This is such a book.' Sarah Moss, New York Times

    'She was one of the most extraordinary people I ever had the luck to meet. Please read her.' Robert MacFarlane

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