Patrick Leigh Fermor : a life in letters
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Author
Contributors
Sisman, Adam, editor.
Published
New York : New York Review Books, [2016].
Format
Book
ISBN
9781681371566, 1681371561
Physical Desc
xxv, 469 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Status
Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction
910.4092 FERMOR FER
1 available
910.4092 FERMOR FER
1 available
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Published
New York : New York Review Books, [2016].
Language
English
ISBN
9781681371566, 1681371561
Notes
General Note
Original title: Dashing for the Post.
General Note
Includes index.
Description
"The first extensive collection of letters written by war hero and travel writing legend Patrick Leigh Fermor. The letters in this volume span seventy years, from February 1940 to January 2010. The first was written ten days before Patrick Leigh Fermor's twenty-fifth birthday, when he was an officer cadet, hoping for a commission in the Irish Guards. He had hurried back to England from Romania in September 1939, expecting to die within weeks of being sent into action, like his friend who was a junior officer in the First World War. The last two were written on the same day, when Paddy (as he called himself, and almost everyone else called him) was ninety-four, a widower, very deaf, and suffering from tunnel vision, which made it hard for him to read even his own handwriting. His voice was already hoarse from the throat cancer that would kill him seventeen months later. But these last letters, like the first and most of the others printed here, exude a zest that was characteristic. From first to last, Paddy's letters radiate warmth and gaiety. Often they are decorated with witty illustrations and enhanced by comic verse. Sometimes they contain riddles and cringe-making puns"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fermor, P. L., & Sisman, A. (2016). Patrick Leigh Fermor: a life in letters . New York Review Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fermor, Patrick Leigh and Adam, Sisman. 2016. Patrick Leigh Fermor: A Life in Letters. New York Review Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fermor, Patrick Leigh and Adam, Sisman. Patrick Leigh Fermor: A Life in Letters New York Review Books, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fermor, Patrick Leigh,, and Adam Sisman. Patrick Leigh Fermor: A Life in Letters New York Review Books, 2016.
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