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Fermor

British  
/ ˈfɜːmɔː /

noun

  1. Sir Patrick ( Michael ) Leigh . 1915–2011, British traveller and author, noted esp for the travel books A Time of Gifts (1977) and Between the Woods and the Water (1986)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Though hardly known in this country, in his native England Patrick Leigh Fermor is practically a cult figure, often said to be the best travel writer of the 20th century.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2017

Throughout, Jelly-Schapiro acknowledges his debt to the swashbuckling British adventurer and travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2017

Like many people, my introduction to Leigh Fermor was A Time for Gifts.

From The Guardian • Dec. 31, 2016

Osbert Lancaster, a witty cartoonist, and Patrick Leigh Fermor, who would become a glamorous writer, were there.

From Economist • Sep. 8, 2016

The only suggestion I have to make as to the MS. in hand and type is, that Captain Fermor wants relief.

From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 by Dickens, Mamie

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