Books
by Eric Newby
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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush |
This book by Eric Newby is an oldie, but now more up-to-date than ever. Newby and Carless, a diplomat, after four days of learning how to mountain climb in Scotland, went to the Hindu Kush in 1956 to climb the Mir Samir in Afghanistan. Their nonchalance and happy-go-lucky attitude to practically everything conceals their bravery, knowledge of Persian, and exactly how death-defying their trip was. Simply hilarious.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 14 June 2002) |
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Departures and Arrivals |
The irrepressible Eric Newby has done it again! His newest book - but hopefully not his last - is a chronicle of his various travels from early childhood to the present day. Anyone who has been with him to the Hindu Kush and in the Apennines, being hunted by the Germans during the war, will adore this book. He helpfully disguises his great erudition with high good humour and wonderful thumbnail portraits.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 12 January 2002) |
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On the Shores of the Mediterranean |
This was written in 1984 when I first read it. During the pandemic, travel restrictions made me turn to it again and journey with him in my mind as he meandered around the Mediterranean coast. In the last 40 years, I too have shared some of the joys and frustrations he writes so charmingly about. Now as restrictions are lifted somewhat, he still inspires me to discover the all too many places as yet unvisited.
(Jeremy Miller - bwl 106 Autumn 2022) |
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