Adventures of a Wanderer by Sydney Powell

ADVENTURES OF A WANDERER

Covering the period between the Boer War and the end of the First World War, Adventures of a Wanderer is the enthralling and captivating memoir of an extraordinary man with the desire to travel: from South Africa to Australia, from New Zealand to the South Sea Islands, from adventures in Cairo to drinking with the future Mahatma Gandhi in a Durban bar.

Powell's zest and indefatigable spirit of adventure show through his many carefully chosen anecdotes and amusing recollections, but there are also more serious reflections about relations between races and creeds in the countries he visits, springing from both his knowledge and affection.

Set in the great tradition of British travel writing, Adventures of a Wanderer provides a unique and fascinating portrait of the life of a traveller before the Great War.

Adventures of a Wanderer is reprinted in paperback for the first time and includes his poem Gallipoli. There is a new introduction by Colonel Geoffrey Powell, distinguished soldier and military historian, and author of a number of books including the highly-acclaimed The Devil's Birthday: The Bridges to Arnhem 1944.