The Worst Journey in the World with designs from Roman architecture

with designs from Roman architecture and sculpture

cultural quotations

19th century italian operas

blend historical and geographic background with intriguing anecdotal material

The Worst Journey in the World with designs from Roman architecture"The Worst Journey in the World is to travel writing what War and Peace is to the novel . . . a masterpiece."The New York Review of Books "When people ask me, 'What is your favorite travel book?' I nearly always name this book. It is about courage, misery, starvation, heroism, exploration, discovery, and friendship." Paul Theroux National Geographic Adventure magazine hailed this volume as the #1 greatest adventure book of all time. Published in 1922