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High Endeavours: The Extraordinary Life and Adventures of Miles and Beryl Smeeton
by
Miles Clark
Miles and Beryl Smeeton were the most accomplished traveling and adventuring couple of the 20th century, living a charmed existence filled with passion. Armchair travelers will embrace their exceptional story, which visits exotic locales ranging from Poona and Patagonia to Alexandria and Cape Horn. With maps and photographs. ."a remarkable book.intimate and affectiona...more
Paperback, 480 pages
Published
April 22nd 2003
by Douglas & McIntyre
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I remain absolutely fascinated by the lives of this extraordinary couple. It is impossible to actually convey the magnitude of the travel and adventures they had.
There's not a continent they didn't cross on foot alone or together. There can't be but a few seas they didn't sea. In addition to everything, they had a subsistence farm on Salt Spring. Unbelievable.
The inclusion of their own writing and correspondence really allows the reader to experience the true colonial B...more
There's not a continent they didn't cross on foot alone or together. There can't be but a few seas they didn't sea. In addition to everything, they had a subsistence farm on Salt Spring. Unbelievable.
The inclusion of their own writing and correspondence really allows the reader to experience the true colonial B...more
Runs the gamut from admiration to horror of this couple and their adventures.
extraordinary story & well written
This book tells the story of an extradinary couple whose travels were not well-known before this book. Particularly, Beryl Smeeton traveled through Southern China, Burma, South America on foot, alone, in the 1930s. She was not well-known because she does not like spend time writing about her past travels, only planning her new ones. Very interesting book not only about travels, also about life of British in India and other places in the 20s and 30s of last century.
Their adventures were extraordinary but I had a very hard time liking them, especially her. She did whatever she wanted regardless of what anyone said. We could all have grand adventures if we were that selfish and irresponsible. Well written, but I didn't enjoy my time spent in their company.
An amazing biography of an extraordinary couple and their adventurous life together. I was mostly impressed by how she lived as such an independent woman in her time...inspiring!
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