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THE ZODIAC ARCH Fifty Years of Travel FREYA STARK Writings that reveal a glimpse of the woman behind the legend that was Freya Stark With such tantalising chapters as ‘In Defence of Smuggling’ and ‘Lunch with Homer’ this witty, eye-opening tapestry of writings on travel and a life spent as one of the twentieth century’s most formidable adventuresses is Freya Stark at her luminous best. In chronological order, spanning an extraordinary 50 years, from 1919 to 1967, Stark’s writings range from eloquent musings on the nature of travel, of being a woman – both writer and explorer – in what was then predominantly a male world and jewel-bright stories from across the world – Arabia to North Africa, Iran and India – that captivate the reader with every sentence. There are romantic picnics under starlit skies on remote islands, meaningful moments of quiet in Mecca and Jerusalem and heartfelt accounts of encounters with a kaleidoscope of people. The Zodiac Arch resurrects lost worlds, reveals a little of the woman behind the legend and is, at heart, a magnetic read for all those under the spell of wanderlust.

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‘She has written the best travel books of her generation and her name will survive as an artist in prose.’ – The Observer Freya Stark (1893–1993), ‘the poet of travel’, was the doyenne of Middle East travel writers and one of the most courageous and adventurous female travellers in history.

Perseus in the Wind A Life of Travel Freya Stark £9.99 Paperback 9781780762401

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STROLLING THROUGH LONDON The Definitive Walking Guide AIDAN WASLEY A must-have guide to the world’s greatest city London’s obliging equanimity in the face of two millennia of tourists has been a distinguishing feature of the place since it was founded as a Roman settlement around 43 AD. It is a huge yet humane city; an international capital that embraces the individual at eye-level, welcoming the walker to wander, explore, and join the numberless millions who have found themselves-in every sense-in this lively, companionable, and endlessly evolving city. Strolling Through London take its walking reader across this buzzing metropolis, balancing the expected tourist highlights with lesser-known corners and byways. Each walk offers a unique and bespoke type of London experience – from ‘Lively’ to ‘Literary’, ‘Medieval’ to ‘Modern’ and Underground London’ to ‘London in a Day’. All impart the kinds of rewarding experience and discovery that only come from a true engagement with London’s complex, vibrant history and spirit.

December 2014 272 pages 198 x126mm Paperback £12.99 9781780769288 16–32 b&w in 16pp plates Tauris Parke Paperbacks

Aidan Wasley is the author of The Age of Auden and has written for Salon among other journals and magazines. He is Associate Professor of English at the University of Georgia, with a focus on modern English literature and culture.

Strolling Through Venice The Definitive Walking Guidebook to ‘La Serenissima’ John Freely £12.99 Paperback 9781845115784

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REMBRANDT’S HOUSE Exploring the World of the Great Master ANTHONY BAILEY A unique and groundbreaking portrait of the great master by an award-winning author No.4 Breestraat, Amsterdam, is an imposing 17th century house, but little different from many big old houses in the city. What makes it exceptional is that for twenty years one of the world’s greatest artists lived here – Rembrandt van Rijn, master painter of the time. This is the story of that house, the September 2014 world Rembrandt observed in and around it and the special 256 pages 198 x 126mm Paperback £11.99 universe he created in his studio there.

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In this unique and imaginative portrait, Anthony Bailey 64 b&w illustrations pieces together the events and circumstances which shaped Tauris Parke Paperbacks Rembrandt’s career – from his beginnings in Leiden and early apprenticeship to his marriage and personal relationships; his restless artistic energy, creative triumphs and, finally, his slow fall from fashion and descent into financial hardship, which forced him to sell his home.

‘An engaging introduction.’ – Simon Schama ‘Bailey has woven together a delightful image of Rembrandt’s Amsterdam, of the people he knew, the houses he lived in, the streets he walked. It is an excellent book, easy to read, and filled with fascinating information about Rembrandt and his world.’ – Washington Post Anthony Bailey is an art historian, was for many years a writer for the New Yorker and is the bestselling author of Standing in the Sun: A Life of J.M.W Turner and Vermeer: A View of Delft.

Love in Bloomsbury Frances Partridge with a new introduction by Frances Spalding £10.99 Paperback 9781780766904

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TANGIER City of the Dream IAIN FINLAYSON A cult classic of Tangier, iconic hang-out for Bowles, Burroughs and the Stones No city in the world has quite the exotic allure of Tangier.

From the 17th century, it has been a place on the edge, beyond the normal disciplines of government, a city of refuge and excitements where sex is cheap, drugs are plentiful and where the outcasts of the world can breathe easily. The golden years of Tangier began after World War I and barely survived World War II. Among those who sought sanctuary in or inspiration from this legendary city were Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Paul and Jane Bowles, Ronnie Kray, the unhappy Woolworth heiress, Barbara Hutton, Tennessee Williams, Joe Orton, Cecil Beaton and Truman Capote. It is this ‘last resort of the living dead, alive but not madly kicking’ which Iain Finlayson explores in his witty, enthralling book.

September 2014 384 pages 198 x 126mm Paperback £11.99 9781780769264 Tauris Parke Paperbacks

‘A dream concealed in stone ... sky supersonic, orgone blue, warm wind ... Such beauty, but more than that, it’s like the dream is breaking through.’ – William Burroughs Iain Finlayson is the author of acclaimed biographies of James Boswell and Robert Browning, as well as books on such varied themes as the Scots, the writers of Romney Marsh and denim. He is Books Editor of Saga Magazine and reviews books for The Times as well as writing for Harpers Bazaar and the Scotsman, among others.

Tangier A Literary Guide for Travellers Josh Shoemake £16.99 Hardback 9781780762760

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RECENT TITLES Alexandria

Edward Lear

A History and Guide

A Life

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Persian Pictures

News from Tartary

From the Mountains to the Sea

An Epic Journey Across Central Asia

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Twelve Days in Persia

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Francis Younghusband and the British Invasion of Tibet Peter Fleming

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Horace

Brazilian Adventure

A Life Peter Levi £11.99 Paperback 9781780761398

A Quest into the Heart of the Amazon Peter Fleming, New Foreword by Giles Foden £12.99 Paperback 9781848857919

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RECENT TITLES Etruscan Places

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Two Centuries of Travellers, Traders and Tourists in Egypt

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The Land of an African Sultan

A King Condemned

Travels in Morocco Walter Harris £11.99 Paperback 9781848855731

Queen Victoria A Life Lytton Strachey £11.99 Paperback 9781780760483

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The Trial and Execution of Charles I C.V. Wedgwood, New Foreword by Clive Holmes £9.99 Paperback 9781848856882

The Divine Supermarket Travels in Search of the Soul of America Malise Ruthven £11.99 Paperback 9781780760223

Elizabeth and Essex A Tragic History Lytton Strachey £11.99 Paperback 9781780760490

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Italian Journeys From Venice to Naples and Beyond William Dean Howells, Foreword by Matthew Stevenson £11.99 Paperback 9781848855496

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RECENT TITLES The Lycian Shore A Turkish Odyssey Freya Stark £9.99 Paperback 9781848853126

The Glorious Adventure Through the Mediterranean in the Wake of Odysseus Richard Halliburton £9.99 Paperback 9781848857711

Rome on the Euphrates

Seven League Boots

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Adventures across the World from Arabia to Abyssinia

Freya Stark £12.99 Paperback 9781848853140

Richard Halliburton, New Foreword by Tahir Shah £11.99 Paperback 9781780761381

South from Ephesus

Journey into Barbary

Travels through Aegean Turkey

Travels across Morocco

Brian Sewell £11.99 Paperback 9781780761206

Wyndham Lewis, Edited and with an Introduction by C.J. Fox £12.99 Paperback 9781780763521

Virgil

Tuscan Cities

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Travels through the Heart of Old Italy

Peter Levi £12.99 Paperback 9781848859043

William Dean Howells, Foreword by Matthew Stevenson £11.99 Paperback 9781848855502

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