Brazilian Adventure

Peter Fleming

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English

Eland
01 November 2023

Travel & holiday; Classic travel writing

First published in 1933, Brazilian Adventure is Peter Fleming's account of his expeditionary search for the lost Colonel. Peter Fleming was the brother of Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond series and was literary editor of The Times.

It began with an advertisement in the agony column of The Times: 'Leaving England June, to explore rivers Central Brazil, if possible ascertain fate Colonel Fawcett; abundance game, big and small; exceptional fishing; room two more guns'.

Colonel Fawcett and his son Jack had embarked on a journey in 1925 in search of a supposed lost city and were never seen again. This expedition was too much of a temptation for Peter Fleming, a young journalist with energy and an appetite for adventure. The journey, which begins in a reckless spirit of can-do frivolity, slowly darkens into something very personal and deeply testing for which Rider Haggard might have written the plot and Conrad designed the scenery. Fleming recounts it in brilliant prose, leavening the danger with humour and honesty.

'This is an extraordinarily good book...he is romantic; he has humour; and he faces facts.' - Sunday Times

'Crammed with sound observation, good writing, humour and a unique blend of disillusion, foolhardiness, and high spirits.' - J B Priestley

By: Peter Fleming
Imprint: Eland
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9781780602004
ISBN 10: 1780602006
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 01 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter Fleming was the brother of Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond series and was literary editor of The Times.