Author and journalist Jules Stewart offers a glimpse into his favourite reads in our latest instalment of Writers’ Reads…
Jules Stewart is a journalist and author who has reported from more than 30 countries. His latest book, Cádiz: The Story of Europe’s Oldest City, co-authored with Helen Crisp traces 3,000 years of history in one of Europe’s most storied and resilient ports.
Read on to discover some of his top literary picks…
A Long Way to Go for a Pizza by Brian Mooney (2012)
A spirited account of a 76-day walk from St Paul’s Cathedral in London to St Peter’s Basilica in Rome, revisiting Italy decades after working there as a foreign correspondent.
Living Dangerously by Sir Ranulph Fiennes (1987)
A thrilling autobiography by the world’s ‘greatest living explorer’, from North Pole crossings to the 60,000-kilometre Transglobe Expedition.
My Early Life by Winston Churchill (1930)
The lesser-known first 25 years of Churchill’s life explode with cavalry charges, skirmishes on the Northwest Frontier and escape from a Boer prisoner camp.
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The Revolt of the Masses by José Ortega y Gasset (1930)
The Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset explores the rise to power and action of the masses in society.
Papyrus by Irene Vallejo (2022)
An account of the 6,000-year history of books and reading, starting from scrolls hand copied on reeds pulled from the Nile, which became the treasures of the ancient world.
The Bible in Spain by George Burrow (1843)
The adventures and misadventures of an Englishman on horseback ingenuously attempting to disseminate the New Testament in a country locked in the grip of the Inquisition.
Kipling Sahib by Charles Allen (2007)
The story of the forgotten early years of Rudyard Kipling between 1865 and 1900.
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush by Eric Newby (1958)
A classic of British travel writing – self- deprecating, witty and deeply human – recounting a failed attempt to climb Mir Samir in Afghanistan.
