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On his epic quest across Europe, aspiring writer Patrick Leigh Fermor enters the Ottoman East. Travel biography by Artemis Cooper. Read by Samuel West. From November 2012.

Artemis Cooper's biography charts for the first time the extraordinary life story of the celebrated travel writer and war hero who was as renowned for his feats of derring-do as for his sumptuous prose.

The aspiring writer, on his epic quest across Europe, enters the Ottoman East.

Read by Samuel West
Abridged by Miranda Davies
Produced by Gemma Jenkins.

15 minutes

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  • Tue 20 Nov 2012 09:45
  • Wed 21 Nov 2012 00:30
  • Tue 24 Oct 2017 14:45
  • Wed 25 Oct 2017 02:45

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