Round the world in any number of days

by Maurice Baring

first published in the UK in 1926 this book is a light travel-log. Told from the traveller's point of view it is entertaining and informative. He makes the places and the people he meets come alive on the page. The language is very much of its time and some modern readers may find that difficult.

140 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1926

About the author

Maurice Baring OBE (27 April 1874 – 14 December 1945) was an English man of letters, known as a dramatist, poet, novelist, translator and essayist, and also as a travel writer and war correspondent, with particular knowledge of Russia. During World War I, Baring served in the Intelligence Corps and Royal Air Force.