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The author recounts his experiences traveling down the Ganges River in India with his wife, and shares his observations on the country and its people
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Slowly Down the Ganges is seen as a vintage Newby masterpiece, alongside A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush and Love and War in the Apennines. Told with Newby's self-deprecating humour and wry attention to detail, this is a classic of the genre and a window into an enchanting piece of history.On his forty-forth birthday, Eric Newby sets out on an incredible journey: to travel the 1,200-mile length of India's holy river. In a misguided attempt to keep him out of trouble, Wanda, his life-long travel companion and wife, is to be his fellow boatwoman. Their plan is to begin in the great plain of Hardwar and finish in the Bay of Bengal, but the journey almost immediately becomes markedly slower and more treacherous than either had imagined - running aground sixty-three times in the first six days.Travelling in a variety of unstable boats, as well as by rail, bus and bullock cart, and resting at sandbanks and remote villages, the Newbys encounter engaging characters and glorious mishaps, including the non-existence of large-scale maps of the country, a realisation that questions of pure 'logic' cause grave offense and, on one occasion, the only person in sight for miles is an old man who is himself unsure where he is. Newby's only consolation: on a river, if you go downstream, you're sure to end up somewhere. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00110383506
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Zustand: Very Good. Trade Paperback Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 5637034-6
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Slowly Down the Ganges is seen as a vintage Newby masterpiece, alongside A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush and Love and War in the Apennines. Told with Newby's self-deprecating humour and wry attention to detail, this is a classic of the genre and a window into an enchanting piece of history.On his forty-forth birthday, Eric Newby sets out on an incredible journey: to travel the 1,200-mile length of India's holy river. In a misguided attempt to keep him out of trouble, Wanda, his life-long travel companion and wife, is to be his fellow boatwoman. Their plan is to begin in the great plain of Hardwar and finish in the Bay of Bengal, but the journey almost immediately becomes markedly slower and more treacherous than either had imagined - running aground sixty-three times in the first six days.Travelling in a variety of unstable boats, as well as by rail, bus and bullock cart, and resting at sandbanks and remote villages, the Newbys encounter engaging characters and glorious mishaps, including the non-existence of large-scale maps of the country, a realisation that questions of pure 'logic' cause grave offense and, on one occasion, the only person in sight for miles is an old man who is himself unsure where he is. Newby's only consolation: on a river, if you go downstream, you're sure to end up somewhere. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers CIN0140095721G
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Penguin Books, 1986. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 558695
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Reprint; First Printing. Remains of old sticker to rear cover, early leaves to p66 have been folded into reading block slightly and become badly creased. ; Good reading copy, no names or marks inside. Cover photo of a scene along the Ganges by Maggie Hoop. ; Penguin Travel Library; 304 pages; An enthralling and entertaining account of a journey down India's sacred river, from Hardwar, where it enters the great plain, to where it meets the waters of the Houghly and finally flows into the Bay of Bengal. Travelling in a variety of boats, the author and his wife meet an engaging assortment of characters, endless forms of religious devotion, and the enchantment of India itself. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 24947
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