Eric Newby

Eric Newby (1919-2006) was an English writer and traveler.Guardian 2006 Obituary for Eric Newby

He traveled to many parts of Europe, South Asia and Central Asia. He is best known for his famous and very enjoyable books like The Last Grain of Rice (1956), A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (1958), Slowly down the Ganges (1966), Love and War in the Appenines (1971), A Small Place in Italy (1994). 

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