Originally published: London: Murray, 1986. With new introd.
Although frequently praised for his lyrical writing, Fermor's account also provides a coherent understanding of the dramatic events then unfolding in Middle Europe.
The opening of the book finds Leigh Fermor crossing the Danubeāat the very moment where his first volume left off.
Recounts the author's 1933 journey down the Danube to Budapest and then across the Hungarian Plain into Transylvania
This text describes part of the journey of Partick Leigh Fermor from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople in 1933, describing his encounters with different peoples and cultures.
Although frequently praised for his lyrical writing, Fermor's account also provides a coherent understanding of the dramatic events then unfolding in Middle Europe.