In the Steps of the Master

Informationen zum Autor Henry Vollam Morton was born in 1892 near Manchester, England. He became an international celebrity by scooping the world's press in the sensational discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in the early 1920s. His newfound fame subsequently led to a series of extraordinarily popular vignettes on English city and country life, which went on to sell millions of copies worldwide. He died in South Africa in 1979 at the age of eighty-six. Klappentext From the travel writer whom Jan Morris has called "the much-loved master of the genre! often imitated but never matched." H. V. Morton peerlessly evokes the sights! the splendors! and the drama of history for tourists and armchair travelers alike. Zusammenfassung From the travel writer whom Jan Morris has called "the much-loved master of the genre, often imitated but never matched." H. V. Morton peerlessly evokes the sights, the splendors, and the drama of history for tourists and armchair travelers alike.

Product details

• Authors: H. Morton, H. V. Morton, H.V. Morton, Morton H.
• Assisted by: Richard John Neuhaus (Illustration)
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.03.2002
• EAN: 9780306810817
• ISBN: 978-0-306-81081-7
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, TRAVEL / Middle East / Israel, History: specific events and topics