![]() ![]() His housemaster reported that, “He is a dangerous mixture of sophistication and recklessness which makes one anxious about his influence on other boys.” A devotion to Greece, the pursuit of women, recklessness, and an irresistible charisma became defining elements in Paddy’s life. ![]() As a teenager at King’s School, Canterbury, he learned Greek but was eventually thrown out. for his daring exploits in the Second World War and for a series of beautifully written travel books, including The Traveller’s Tree, Roumeli, Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese, A Time of Gifts, and Between the Woods and the Water. ![]() As a result, she seems very much at ease with her subject, referring to him as “Paddy” throughout. His biographer, Artemis Cooper, has the advantage of having known him she is also the granddaughter of Lady Diana Cooper, who carried on a great correspondence with him. By anyone’s estimation, Patrick Leigh Fermor’s life was an extraordinary adventure. Leigh Fermor sits on deck with the sea behind him, his chest bare, cigarette casually in hand, his gaze focused on the discoveries ahead. The cover of Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure is an excellent introduction to its subject. Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure by Artemis Cooper ![]()
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