{"title":"Patrick Leigh Fermor","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"patrick-leigh-fermor-trilogy-3-books-collection-set-travel-memoir-paperback","title":"Patrick Leigh Fermor Trilogy 3 Books Collection Set - Classic Travel Memoir Non Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in This Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA Time of Gifts\u003cbr\u003e\nBetween the Woods and the Water\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Broken Road\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: Brand New\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 9789124015312\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: John Murray\u003cbr\u003e\nAge Range: Adult \/ General Readers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis paperback boxed set gathers Patrick Leigh Fermor's celebrated trilogy: A Time of Gifts, Between the Woods and the Water, and The Broken Road. Together they trace his epic 1933 walk from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople, capturing a vanished pre-war Europe in prose of extraordinary richness. A brand new set for readers and gift buyers who love classic travel writing and mid-century European history told by one of its finest witnesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAt eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set off on foot across a continent teetering on the edge of catastrophe, and the three books here are the result: a young man's diary transformed decades later into some of the most admired travel writing in English. A Time of Gifts opens the journey in Holland and carries Fermor through Germany, Austria and into Hungary, alive with monasteries, rivers, and the gathering unease of the 1930s. Between the Woods and the Water continues from the Danube bridge where the first volume ends, following Fermor across the Hungarian Plain and into Transylvania, blending adventure with sharp historical and cultural observation. The Broken Road completes the arc toward Constantinople; though its publication history was complicated, appearing posthumously, it closes the trilogy with the same blend of youthful immediacy and later reflective wisdom. Read together, the volumes form a singular literary achievement: part travelogue, part memoir, part elegy for a Europe soon swept away by war. Fermor's prose is dense, allusive, and famously beautiful, rewarding readers who enjoy language as much as landscape. This collection suits anyone building a classic travel-writing shelf, students of European history, and gift buyers seeking a lasting present for a well-read traveller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete trilogy in one paperback set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new, ready to read or gift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome of the finest travel writing of the twentieth century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRich historical detail on pre-war Europe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA lasting gift for travellers and historians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompact format, easy to read or pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nSir Patrick Michael Leigh Fermor, DSO, OBE (1915–2011), was a British writer, scholar and soldier widely regarded as one of the greatest travel writers of the twentieth century. He played a celebrated role in the Cretan resistance during the Second World War, an exploit that later inspired comparisons to a blend of adventurer and scholar. His restless curiosity and gift for lyrical description shaped a body of work of which this trilogy is the enduring centrepiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Trilogy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nFor anyone drawn to classic travel literature, this set delivers an unforgettable journey through a lost Europe, told in prose that is by turns thrilling, learned, and deeply moving — a genuine collector's treasure and a rewarding read from cover to cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: Cover artwork may vary slightly from the image shown; this is the UK edition with UK ISBN as listed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patrick Leigh Fermor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56500525891966,"sku":"PLD3264","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4549\/8093\/files\/patrick-leigh-fermor-trilogy-3-book-set-paperback-1.jpg?v=1784406861"},{"product_id":"a-time-of-gifts-patrick-leigh-fermor-travel-memoir-paperback","title":"A Time of Gifts: A John Murray Journey by Patrick Leigh Fermor - Non Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 9781529369526\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: John Murray Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA Time of Gifts is Patrick Leigh Fermor's celebrated travel memoir recounting his 1933 walk from the Hook of Holland toward Constantinople, aged just eighteen. Told decades later with dazzling recall, it captures a Europe on the brink of catastrophe, seen through the eyes of a penniless, curious young wanderer. Rich in landscape, language and encounter, it remains one of the twentieth century's most admired works of travel writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nSetting out with little more than a rucksack and a few pounds, Fermor traces a route through Holland, up the Rhine, across Germany, down the Danube and on through Austria and Czechoslovakia towards Hungary. Sleeping in barns one night and in the castles of impoverished Central European aristocracy the next, the young traveller records with equal delight the kindness of peasants and the fading grandeur of a vanishing world. His journey becomes a portrait of Europe's deep cultural roots just as they were about to be shattered by war, threaded through with digressions on art, architecture, history and language that reveal an extraordinary breadth of learning. First published in 1977, decades after the walk took place, the book benefits from a lifetime's reflection, giving it a layered, elegiac quality alongside its youthful exuberance. It is widely regarded as the first volume of a trilogy continuing the story of Fermor's great walk, and is frequently cited among the finest travel books ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Benefits:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA widely acclaimed classic of travel writing, praised for its lyrical, richly detailed prose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVividly evokes pre-war Europe, offering genuine historical and cultural insight alongside adventure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy memoir, history and immersive real-life journeys.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand-new paperback edition, ideal for gifting to travel and history enthusiasts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first instalment of Fermor's celebrated walking trilogy, rewarding on its own or as part of the set.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nSir Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915–2011) was an English travel writer and soldier renowned for both his adventurous life and his acclaimed prose. During the Second World War he played a leading role in the Cretan resistance, an exploit later dramatised in film and print. A gifted linguist and scholar, Fermor drew on decades of travel and reflection to craft his celebrated accounts of pre-war Europe. 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