Dervla Murphy Travel Writer: print and e-books now available
Dervla Murphy was one of the foremost travel writers of her generation. .
Beginning with her first book, Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle in 1965, she wrote 26 books detailing her adventurous travels to distant and not-so distant parts of the globe. Her Irish Times obituary provides an overview of her fascinating and unconventional life.
In addition to the print copies in our collection, the Library has recently acquired electronic versions of Dervla Murphy's travel books where available. These are listed with links below:
The Ukimwi Road: From Kenya to Zimbabwe
South from the Limpopo: Travels through South Africa
Visiting Rwanda (print only)
Through the Embers of Chaos: Balkan Journeys
Through Siberia by Accident (print only)
Silverland: A Winter Journey Beyond the Urals (print only)
In addition we have created a reading list of all 26 books that Dervla Murphy wrote over her literary career.
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