Philip Marsden est un auteur accompli dont l'œuvre couvre l'écriture de voyage, la fiction et la non-fiction. Son écriture explore en profondeur les lieux et les cultures qu'il rencontre, offrant aux lecteurs une exploration captivante de la diversité du monde. Le style de Marsden se distingue par son sens aigu de l'observation et sa capacité à créer des images vives et des récits convaincants. Ses œuvres trouvent un écho auprès de ceux qui apprécient les expériences littéraires réfléchies et enrichissantes.
From an award-winning travel writer, this is an evocative journey around some of the country's most ancient sites and ritual places, and a profound exploration of the relationship between man and the landscape.
A revised and updated edition of Philip Marsden's classic travel book, published to coincide with the centenary of the Armenian massacres.
The latest book from the acclaimed author of The Crossing Place and The Bronski House.
A fascinating narrative excursion into a bizarre episode in 19th century Ethiopian and British imperial history featuring a remote African despot and his monstrous European-built gun.
The Bronski House is a multifaceted narrative combining journal entries, memories, and personal experiences. It celebrates Poland and serves as a landmark in travel writing, intertwining a family's history with the profound experience of returning from exile.
Philip Marsden returns to the remote, fiercely beautiful landscape that has exercised a powerful mythic appeal over him since his first encounter with it over twenty years ago.
The story of Britain's colourful maritime past seen through the changing fortunes of the Cornish port of Falmouth.
Argus sets out on a journey away from his valley and his parents, never knowing what adventure will befall him next
The Spectator's View of the Thatcher Decade
A collection of the best pieces from the "Spectator" in the last decade. The perceptive commentary vividly recaptures the events and themes of the 1980s. The figure of Thatcher is given particular attention - her policies, her leadership and why she has dominated for 10 years
The British Council in association with the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) is delighted to announce the launch of a new exhibition of photographs by acclaimed photographer Nick Danziger. The Ethiopian church is a living church and now faces new challenges. The British Council commissioned Nick Danziger in 2007 to document Ethiopia's Christian Churches; the Ethiopian Millennium celebrations in September 2007 offered the chance to throw light on this little known church and its culture, its breathtaking antiquity and its tentative entry into a globalised world.