Remote People (Penguin Modern Classics)

Perhaps the funniest travel book ever written, Remote People begins with a vivid account of the coronation of Emperor Ras Tafari - Haile Selassie I, King of Kings - an event covered by Evelyn Waugh in 1930 as special correspondent for The Times. It continues with subsequent travels throughout Africa, where natives rub shoulders with eccentric expatriates, settlers with Arab traders and dignitaries with monks. Interspersed with these colourful tal...

By Evelyn Waugh
File Size: 1225 KB
Print Length: 182 pages
Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (May 31, 2012)
Publication Date: May 31, 2012
Language: English
ASIN: B0082FYK9M
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These Penguin Classic Waugh are beautiful books. Nicely printed on excellent paper and well bound. They seem to contain most recent edits. Much preferred to my decaying 1970s paperbacks.

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