He was widely regarded as "Britain's greatest living travel writer". He lived partly in Greece in a house he designed with his wife Joan in an olive grove in the Mani, and partly in Worcestershire. He was an army officer who played a prominent role behind the lines in the Battle of Crete during World War II. After his stormy schooldays, followed by his walk across Europe to Constantinople, he lived and travelled in the Balkans and the Greek Archipelago acquiring a deep interest in languages and remote places. A Time Of Gifts Patrick Leigh Fermor, Kids Luv To Paint (Leisure Arts 22597)Kooler Design Studio, Essential Statistics, Cd-rom, Online Study Center & Jump Cd-Rom Version 8.0David S. Sir Patrick Michael Leigh Fermor, OBE, DSO was born of English and Irish descent. Published by John Murray when the author was 62, it is a memoir of the first. He was widely regarded as "Britain's greatest living travel writer". A Time of Gifts (1977) is a travel book by British author Patrick Leigh Fermor. A Time of Gifts is the first volume in a trilogy recounting the trip, and takes the reader with him as far as Hungary. He was an army officer who played a prominent role behind the lines in the Battle of Crete during World War II. 4.06 7,861 ratings928 reviews In 1933, at the age of 18, Patrick Leigh Fermor set out on an extraordinary journey by foot - from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. After his stormy schooldays, followed by his walk across Europe to Constantinople, he lived and travelled in the Balkans and the Greek Archipelago acquiring a deep interest in languages and remote places.
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