Philip Marsden je autorem mnoha děl cestopisné literatury, beletrie a literatury faktu. Jeho tvorba se zaměřuje na hluboké zkoumání míst a kultur, které navštěvuje, a nabízí čtenářům poutavý vhled do rozmanitosti světa. Marsdenův styl je charakteristický svou pozoruhodnou pozorností k detailu a schopností vykreslit živé obrazy a silné postavy. Jeho díla rezonují s těmi, kteří oceňují promyšlené a obohacující čtení.
From an award-winning travel writer, this is an evocative journey around some of the country's most ancient sites and ritual places, and a profound exploration of the relationship between man and the landscape.
A revised and updated edition of Philip Marsden's classic travel book, published to coincide with the centenary of the Armenian massacres.
The latest book from the acclaimed author of The Crossing Place and The Bronski House.
A fascinating narrative excursion into a bizarre episode in 19th century Ethiopian and British imperial history featuring a remote African despot and his monstrous European-built gun.
The Bronski House is a multifaceted narrative combining journal entries, memories, and personal experiences. It celebrates Poland and serves as a landmark in travel writing, intertwining a family's history with the profound experience of returning from exile.
Philip Marsden returns to the remote, fiercely beautiful landscape that has exercised a powerful mythic appeal over him since his first encounter with it over twenty years ago.
The story of Britain's colourful maritime past seen through the changing fortunes of the Cornish port of Falmouth.
Argus sets out on a journey away from his valley and his parents, never knowing what adventure will befall him next
The Spectator's View of the Thatcher Decade
A collection of the best pieces from the "Spectator" in the last decade. The perceptive commentary vividly recaptures the events and themes of the 1980s. The figure of Thatcher is given particular attention - her policies, her leadership and why she has dominated for 10 years
The British Council in association with the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) is delighted to announce the launch of a new exhibition of photographs by acclaimed photographer Nick Danziger. The Ethiopian church is a living church and now faces new challenges. The British Council commissioned Nick Danziger in 2007 to document Ethiopia's Christian Churches; the Ethiopian Millennium celebrations in September 2007 offered the chance to throw light on this little known church and its culture, its breathtaking antiquity and its tentative entry into a globalised world.