Its highest point was The Worst Journey in the World. Then you see this decline, and this harking back, using the 19th-century form when we're not in the 19th century. That way of writing a book about the world out there - you just can't do it anymore.
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Nationality: Australian Type: Writer Born: September 6, 1950 |
“It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions.”
“But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous.”