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Contents
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1915 -2011
Occupation
Writer
Notable Achievements
DSO, OBE, Chevalier, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, FRSL
Description
Considered to have been Great Britain's most accomplished travel writer. Served as an intelligence spy during the Second World War. Books include 'A Time of Gifts' (1977), 'Between The Woods and the Water' (1986), 'Ill Met by Moonlight', and 'The Traveller's Tree' (1950). Appointed an Officer Member of the Order of the British Empire (1991) and received the Distinguished Service Order.