· Slowly down the Ganges traces the Newby's journey from Hardwar to the Bay of Bengal. He recounts their exhausting trip by boat, train, rickshaw, jeep, and oxcart through northern India, where received notions of logic and propriety differ markedly from his own. The touches of humor/5. Slowly Down the Ganges is an engaging account of life in northern India in the s, painting vivid pictures of the surrounding landscapes, as well as those characters that live and thrive there. The book showcases Newby at his best, with wit and character coming through in his accounts. On his forty-fourth birthday Eric Newby, a self-confessed river lover, sets out on a mile journey down the Ganges River from Hardwar to the Bay of Bengal, accompanied by his wife Wanda. Things do not start smoothly as they run aground 63 times in the first six days, but gradually India's holiest river, The Pure, The Eternal, The Creator of Happiness, lives up to its many names and captures them in its spell/5(47).
Slowly Down the Ganges is seen as a vintage Newby masterpiece, alongside A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush and Love and War in the Apennines. Told with Newby's self-deprecating humour and wry attention to detail, this is a classic of the genre and a window into an enchanting piece of history. Choose items to buy together. This item: Slowly Down the Ganges. by Eric Newby Paperback. $ Only 13 left in stock - order soon. Ships from and sold by bltadwin.ru FREE Shipping on orders over $ Buy a cheap copy of Slowly Down the Ganges book by Eric Newby. Travelling in a variety of boats, most of them unsuitable, Eric Newby becomes intimately acquainted with the shifting moods and colourful history of the river, and Free Shipping on all orders over $
Slowly Down the Ganges is seen as a vintage Newby masterpiece, alongside A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush and Love and War in the Apennines. Told with Newby's self-deprecating humour and wry attention to detail, this is a classic of the genre and a window into an enchanting piece of history. On his forty-fourth birthday Eric Newby, a self-confessed river lover, sets out on a mile journey down the Ganges River from Hardwar to the Bay of Bengal, accompanied by his wife Wanda. Things do not start smoothly as they run aground 63 times in the first six days, but gradually India's holiest river, The Pure, The Eternal, The Creator of Happiness, lives up to its many names and captures them in its spell. Slowly Down the Ganges is an engaging account of life in northern India in the s, painting vivid pictures of the surrounding landscapes, as well as those characters that live and thrive there. The book showcases Newby at his best, with wit and character coming through in his accounts.
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