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Patrick Leigh Fermor: The man who walked

At 18 he left home to walk the length of Europe; at 25, as an SOE agent, he kidnapped the German commander of Crete; now at 93, Patrick Leigh Fermor, arguably the greatest living travel writer, is publishing the nearest he may come to an autobiography - and finally learning to type. William Dalrymple meets him at home in Greece.

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17:01 on September 5 2008

Patrick Leigh Fermor: The man who walked

The Telegraph — At 18 he left home to walk the length of Europe; at 25, as an SOE agent, he kidnapped the German commander of Crete; now at 93, Patrick Leigh Fermor, arguably the greates... more info

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