The Summer Isles
- 352 stránek
- 13 hodin čtení
One of Britain's foremost writers of place takes an evocative journey along the western coast of Ireland and Scotland to chart the perennial allure of this perilous and myth-rich stretch of sea
Philip Marsden Pořadí knih
11. květen 1961
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.
- 2019
- 2015
Rising Ground
- 352 stránek
- 13 hodin 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.
- 2015
A revised and updated edition of Philip Marsden's classic travel book, published to coincide with the centenary of the Armenian massacres.
- 2012
The Levelling Sea
- 320 stránek
- 12 hodin čtení
The story of Britain's colourful maritime past seen through the changing fortunes of the Cornish port of Falmouth.
- 2009
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.
- 2008
The Barefoot Emperor
- 320 stránek
- 12 hodin čtení
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.
- 2006
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.
- 2005
The Bronski House
- 256 stránek
- 9 hodin čtení
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.
- 2001
Skythen, Kosaken, Duchoborzen, Molokanen und Adygen – klangvolle Namen aus der fremden Welt des Kaukasus. Auf der Suche nach uralten Volksstämmen im 'Land der Federn' begegnet der Autor Menschen, die sich trotz härtester Existenzbedingungen ihren Glauben an die Zukunft bewahrt haben, und berichtet fesselnd von einem Leben nach dem Zusammenbruch des Sowjetreichs.
