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Fermor

British

/ ˈfɜːmɔː /

noun

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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Fermor was, as he freely admitted, a shameless scrounger of invitations and of houses he could borrow.

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

Adieu! be wiser, and believe me Ever yours, A. Fermor.

From The History of Emily Montague by Brooke, Frances

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