Reference List: Glimpses into the Exotic
Sheila Benson
Sheila Benson in the Great War
At Internet Archive (https://archive.org/)
- Portrait of Stella Benson by R. Ellis Roberts (1939)
- Out of the Woodshed: a portrait of Stella Benson by Reggie Oliver (1998)
Alexandra David-Néel
Alexandra David-Néel: From Sikkim to Forbidden Tibet
Alexandra David-Néel & the Journey to the City of Lhasa
Alexandra David-Néel & the Journey to the City of Lhasa
At Internet Archive (https://archive.org/)
- Alexandra David-Neel: portrait of an adventurer by Ruth Middleton (1989)
- Alexandra David-Neel: explorer at the top of the world by Earle Rice, Jr. (2004)
Freya Stark
Toward the Unknown Land--In the Company of Freya Stark "Nepal"
Freya Stark Explorer Lecture
Freya Stark Explorer Lecture
Internet Archive (https://archive.org/)
- Freya Stark by Caroline Moorehead (1985)
- Passionate Nomad: the life of Freya Stark by Jane Fletcher Geniesse (1999) - also available at Toronto Public Library
Peter Fleming
Peter Fleming: Chronicles of Adventure | Writers & Novelists Biography
Expedition Fleming: Writer, Traveller, Soldier, Spy
Expedition Fleming: Writer, Traveller, Soldier, Spy
Internet Archive
- Peter Fleming: a biography by Duff Hart-Davis
Ella Maillart
::: Ella Maillart ::: VOYAGE, VOYAGE
About Me (About traveller Carlos Griell replicating the journey that Peter Fleming and Ella Maillart took in China)
About Me (About traveller Carlos Griell replicating the journey that Peter Fleming and Ella Maillart took in China)
Chiang Yee
Chiang Yee: artist, poet and 'Silent Traveller'
Bringing a Book to life in NYC (A charming video that uses Chiang Yee’s The Silent Traveller in New York (1950) to explore the city in 2024)
Bringing a Book to life in NYC (A charming video that uses Chiang Yee’s The Silent Traveller in New York (1950) to explore the city in 2024)
Articles
Toronto Public Library
- Chiang Yee: the silent traveller from the east: a cultural biography by Da Zheng (2010)
- Chiang Yee and his circle: Chinese artistic and intellectual life in Britain 1930-1950 (2022)
Patrick Leigh Fermor
Patrick Leigh-Fermor~~Travellers Century
Artemis Cooper: Road Block-Why Patrick Leigh Fermor’s 'Time of Gifts’ Trilogy took so long to write
Patrick Leigh Fermor's "A Time of Gifts" with Artemis Cooper, Nick Hunt, and Colin Thubron
Artemis Cooper: Road Block-Why Patrick Leigh Fermor’s 'Time of Gifts’ Trilogy took so long to write
Patrick Leigh Fermor's "A Time of Gifts" with Artemis Cooper, Nick Hunt, and Colin Thubron
Articles
- BBC News | UK | Magazine | Faces of the Week (Includes a link to PLF talking about his odyssey )
- Patrick Leigh Fermor: Crossing Europe and kidnapping a German general
Toronto Public Library