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)

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Example Sentences

I’m fond of a slightly overwritten travel book called “A Time of Gifts” by English writer Patrick Leigh Fermor.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2020

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

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

Fermor by this time, finding that there was no crossing the rivers, had returned.

From With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)