Abroad: British Literary Traveling Between the Wars, (Paperback)

from moncur_d

This books deals with the significance of the development English (not American, not European) travel writing between the first and second world wars, covering the work of authors such as Peter Fleming, DH Lawrence, Robert Byron and Evelyn Waugh. Fussell draws a picture of people who were essenti...

from Oreillynsf

I found this book superb, and a great introduction to some of the older travel writers -- people that pioneered the genre. Fussell clearly loves travel writing and eccentric people, and he tells their stories with unfettered delight. Both accessible and smart, Abroad is a great introduction to th...

from Lcanon

When Fussell sinks his teeth into a major figure of the era -- Robert Byron, for instance -- he's very good. But other parts of the book are just whiny complaining about how modern-day tourism isn't the same. (This is one part of the book which seemed very dated to me, as the travel genre is aliv...