IN ETHIOPIA WITH A MULE

By Dervla Murphy

Book Overview

Inspired by childhood stories of Prester John and the Queen of Sheba, in 1966 Dervla Murphy bought Jock, an amiable pack-mule, and set off to trek across the highlands of this awesome but troubled... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712630449
• ISBN13: 9780712630443
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: Random House UK
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An exciting story from an intrepid traveller

Dervla Murphy has to be one of the gutsiest travel writers around. Her exploits in this book include slipping down precipitous slopes and dangerously narrow paths dragging an unwilling loaded mule behind her, sleeping in flea and rat infested hovels, being robbed by armed brigands etc etc. Armchair travellers will just love it!