Jan Morris

Lonely Planet By the Seat of My Pants is a collection of humorous tales of travel and misadventure. This hilarious anthology includes travel stories penned by a mix of comedians, travel writers, and previously unpublished authors. The stories from the road focus on universal themes familiar to all travellers, capturing the essence of adventure and the unexpected twists that make...

'Almost nothing in life is only what it seems.' Soldier, journalist, historian, author of forty books, Jan Morris led an extraordinary life, witnessing such seminal moments as the first ascent of Everest, the Suez Canal Crisis, the Eichmann Trial, The Cuban Revolution, and so much more. Now, in Allegorizings, published posthumously as was her wish, Morris looks back over some...

'I have never before in my life kept a diary of my thoughts, and here at the start of my ninth decade, having for the moment nothing much else to write, I am having a go at it. Good luck to me.' So begins this extraordinary book, a collection of diary pieces that Jan Morris wrote for the Financial Times...

Heaven's Command by Jan Morris offers a sweeping narrative that charts the remarkable saga of the British Empire, from the early days of Queen Victoria's reign in 1837 to the zenith of her power at her Diamond Jubilee in 1897. This first volume of the critically acclaimed "Pax Britannica" trilogy expertly captures the essence of Britain's imperial ambitions and the...

'Almost nothing in life is only what it seems.' Soldier, journalist, historian, author of forty books, Jan Morris led an extraordinary life, witnessing such seminal moments as the first ascent of Everest, the Suez Canal Crisis, the Eichmann Trial, The Cuban Revolution and so much more. Now, in Allegorizings, published posthumously as was her wish, Morris looks back over some...

Conundrum by Jan Morris is a profoundly insightful and brilliantly written autobiography that takes readers on a compelling journey through the author's ten-year transition from male to female. This remarkable memoir explores the deeply personal and universal quest for identity, self-discovery, and acceptance. Morris candidly shares her emotional and physical experiences, offering a rare and honest look into the complexities...

The best book about Venice ever written (Sunday Times) - Jan Morris' bestselling travel writing classic is an essential guide to this magical city, newly introduced by Tracy Chevalier. Whether the dappled secrets of the city's canals, churches, calles and campos, to the romantic tales behind its revered landmarks, paintings, sculptures and mosaics – the myths and history of the...

The classic evocation of Venice, acclaimed as one of the finest books ever written about the city.

Necrophilia is not one of my failings, but I do like graveyards and memorial stones and such... Following the publication In My Mind's Eye, her acclaimed first volume of diaries, a Radio 4 Book of the Week in 2018, Jan Morris continued to write her daily musings. From her home in the North West of Wales, the author of classics...

In a hugely evocative collection of her travel writing and reportage from five decades, Jan Morris has produced a unique portrait of the late twentieth century world. Ranging from New York to Venice, Oxford to the Middle East, and Wales to South Africa, Jan Morris was a witness to such seminal moments as the Eichmann trial, the first ascent of...

In grand ironic elegy, Jan Morris tells the story of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Yamato, the most powerful warship of World War II and climax of the samurai tradition. The Battleship Yamato of the Imperial Japanese Navy was the most powerful warship of World War II and represented the climax, as it were, of the Japanese warrior traditions of the...

Spain is one of the absolutes. Nothing is more compelling than the drama, at once dark and dazzling, of that theatre over the hills — the vast splendour of the Spanish landscape, the intensity of Spain's pride and misery, the adventurous glory of a history that set its seal upon half the world. Passionate, evocative, and beautifully written, Spain is...