Off the Beaten Track: A Traveller's Anthology

(Paperback)

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Captain Cook confidently declaring that no man will ever venture further than he has ... Richard Burton musing on how to keep a wife alive in the tropics ... the unreliable Sir John Mandeville spinning his traveller's tales ... Beautifully illustrated by Laura Stoddart, OFF THE BEATEN TRACK is a collection of quotations from intrepid travellers such as Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Marco Polo, Lady Mary Wortley Montague, Mary Kingsley, Isabella Bird, Captain Scott and Freya Stark- all of them are here, some of them awe-struck at the majesty of their surroundings and others distinctly unimpressed. Laura Stoddart's delicious illustrations seize on the unexpected, and make a comment on what the author doesn't say. Her many admirers will find this wittily chosen anthology has all the charm of her very successful first book, Up the Garden Path.

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Whether you are an intrepid adventurer or an intrepid traveller, this new anthology of travellers' quotations will inspire faraway dreams * DAILY EXPRESS *
A charming collection of wise and witty words about travel and exploration * DAILY MAIL *
A fine collection of illustrated travel quotes ... beautifully illustrated in her own unique way ... it's an enjoyable, entertaining and in some cases thought provoking pick up, dip in and put down book * ADVENTURE TRAVEL *
A perfect antidote to winter gloom * SHE magazine *
A wealth of wit and wisdom that will inspire and enthral adventurers from the Antarctic to the armchair ... a great alternative to heavy travel books ... ideal for those quiet moments of contemplation * GLOBAL ADVENTURE *
These little treasure-troves of wit and wisdom are perfect for dipping into * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *

Author Bio

Laura Stoddart trained at the Royal College of Art and was the youngest artist ever to be commissioned to design the Christmas stamps for the Royal Mail. Since then her work has appeared in many magazines, on greetings cards and giftwrap, and on packaging for Crabtree & Eveyln and the New York label, Kate Spade.