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Like a Tramp, Like a Pilgrim
- On Foot, Across Europe to Rome
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
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Summary
Watching in disbelief as his computer was struck by lightning in 2007, Harry Bucknall had no idea that the subsequent trail of events would lead him to Rome - five years later, on foot.
Following the Via Francigena, the ancient pilgrim path that dates back nearly 2,000 years, Harry walks through England, France, Switzerland, and Italy weaving a historical tapestry liberally colored with tales of angels and saints, emperors and kings, and war and revolution. He uncovers a little-known route that leads him through vineyards and villages, towns and cities and over rivers and mountains to the heart of the Eternal City, Saint Peter’s Basilica.
Like A Tramp, Like A Pilgrim is a joyous journey of Elizabethan proportion filled with anecdote, adventure, and mishap as Harry encounters the changing faces of a landscape suffused with history; yet his journey is perhaps most enriched by the extraordinary stories of those he meets - fellow pilgrims and locals alike - along the way.
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- maggiedav
- 27-10-19
Thoroughly enjoyable
I found this interesting, amusing, moving and enlightened as it was like sharing in a conversation. I warmly recommend it and look forward to listening to its predecessor on a very long coach trip.
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- Trisha
- 29-04-21
Captivating
This was a very inspiring story and is something we would ourselves like to walk in the future. Very well narrated and thoroughly enjoyable. Thank you.
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- Alex
- 24-07-16
Great travel book
Great travel book. We follow along with the daily travels of the author Harry Bucknall and meet the various characters along the way. The narrator and the writing kept me interested to the very last.
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- B McH
- 22-02-17
Could I do it? Probably not
I loved this to listen to while I was out on my own walks. Although I found the start a bit slow and heavy on the history details, I began to appreciate those details more as the book progressed, although sometimes I admit my brain switched off and I just appreciated the gentle rhythm of the talking. Harry seems to know his stuff, about history, architecture and more, but balanced this with plenty of detail about the pilgrimage and the people.
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