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23%OFFSimon Winchester - Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire - 9780141011899 - V9780141011899
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Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire

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Description for Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire Paperback. In 1985 the author, struck by a sudden need to discover exactly what was left of the British Empire, travelled 100,000 miles back and forth from Antarctica to the Caribbean to visit the far-flung islands that are all that remain of what once made Britain great. This title presents his adventures in these distant and forgotten ends of the earth. Num Pages: 384 pages, b&w maps, further reading. BIC Classification: 1QDB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 254.

The reissue of a Simon Winchester classic

In 1985 Simon Winchester, struck by a sudden need to discover exactly what was left of the British Empire travelled 100,000 miles back and forth from Antarctica to the Caribbean to visit the far-flung islands that are all that remain of what once made Britain great. His adventures in these distant and forgotten ends of the earth make compelling and often funny reading.

With a new introduction and additional material in many of the chapters, this revised edition tells us what has happened while the author's been away.

Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
254g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141011899
SKU
V9780141011899
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Simon Winchester
Simon Winchester has had an award-winning 20 year career as Guardian correspondent. He lives in New York and is the Asia-Pacific Editor for Conde Nast Traveler and contributes to a number of American magazines, as well as the Daily Telegraph, the Spectator and the BBC. He has written numerous books. The River at the Centre of the World (Viking 1997/Penguin ... Read more

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