A Book of Voyages [Hardcover]

Never previously published in this country,This isnt like any other travel anthology: it is the miraculously provided answer to the now unaskable question, 'Mr. OBrian, what are you reading?' And what he was reading wasnt boring. Here is both a glimpse into a vanished era and a complex and, alas, equally vanished mind.Honoring Patrick OBrians centenary, a collection of his favorite travel pieces, replete with perils, discomforts, and exotic pleasures.