Eric Newby is well-known for his travel writing. However, less known are his adventures during the years he spent as an apprentice and commercial buyer in the improbable trade of women's fashion. 'Something Wholesale' is Newby's hilarious and chaotic tale of the disorder that was his life as an apprentice at Lane and Newby.
Eric Newby is well-known for his travel writing. However, less known are his adventures during the years he spent as an apprentice and commercial buye...
When Eric Newby, fashion industry worker and inexperienced hill walker, decided after 10 years in haute couture he needed a change he took 4 days training in Wales then walked the Hindu Kush. This is his account of an entertaining time in the hills
When Eric Newby, fashion industry worker and inexperienced hill walker, decided after 10 years in haute couture he needed a change he took 4 days trai...
Eric Newby's life of travel began in 1919, on pram-ride adventures with his mother into the streets of Barnes and the chaotic jungles of Harrods. It progressed to school-bound adventures around the slums of Hammersmith. This book follows the adventures of one of the best-loved tour guides in the history of travel writing.
Eric Newby's life of travel began in 1919, on pram-ride adventures with his mother into the streets of Barnes and the chaotic jungles of Harrods. It p...
In 1943, Eric Newby escaped from the prison camp in which he'd been held for a year. He evaded the German army by hiding in the caves and forests of Fontanellato. Against this backdrop, he was sheltered for 3 months by Italian peasants, who fed, supported and nursed him, before his eventual recapture. This is his story.
In 1943, Eric Newby escaped from the prison camp in which he'd been held for a year. He evaded the German army by hiding in the caves and forests of F...
In 1967, travel writer Eric Newby and his wife Wanda fulfiled their dream of a return to life in the Italian hills where they first met during World War II. Full of Newby's sharp wit and good humour, 'A Small Place in Italy' returns, 20 years later, to the life of Newby's much-cherished classic, 'Love and War in the Apennines'.
In 1967, travel writer Eric Newby and his wife Wanda fulfiled their dream of a return to life in the Italian hills where they first met during World W...
To avoid other tourists, Eric Newby decided that the depths of winter would be the very best time to explore Ireland by mountain bike. He even managed to persuade his long-suffering wife, Wanda to accompany him. From the shores of Donegal to the holy mountains, Newby guides the reader on a tale of mishap and magic.
To avoid other tourists, Eric Newby decided that the depths of winter would be the very best time to explore Ireland by mountain bike. He even managed...
At the age of 18, Eric Newby signed on as an apprentice on the four-masted sailing ship Moshulu of the Erikson line for the round trip from Europe to Australia and back, outwards by way of the Cape of Good Hope and round Cape Horn. This was to be an historic voyage, a dramatic personal adventure.
At the age of 18, Eric Newby signed on as an apprentice on the four-masted sailing ship Moshulu of the Erikson line for the round trip from Europe to ...
