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Robert Cunninghame Graham
(1852-1936) |
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Robert Cunninghame
Graham author, traveller explorer, politician and adventurer, was a
man of extraordinary talents, tireless energy and considerable courage. His
friend and contemporary Joseph Conrad remarked, “When I think of Cunninghame
Graham, I feel as though I have lived all my life in a dark hole without seeing
or knowing anything.”
In a crowded life —
Cunninghame Graham was variously a Member of Parliament, a gaucho in South America, a fencing
master, a founder member of both the Independent Labour Party and the Scottish
National Party, a rancher, horse-trainer, buffalo hunter and Long Rider through
North and South America — he wrote prolifically. Known as "Don Roberto," he was the author of travel
books, a biography, eleven histories of Latin America and fourteen volumes of
short stories and sketches.
In 1872 Cunninghame
Graham rode on horseback 600 miles up the river Parana to the Iguacu Falls,
researching the role of the early Jesuits with the local Indians. His subsequent
book, A Vanished Arcadia, was made into a film, The Mission
starring Jeremy Irons.
This special
collection of Don Roberto's most important books has been made possible by the
enthusiastic support of the Cunninghame Graham family. The highlight of
the collection is the newly-published biography of the Scottish patriot by his
great-niece, Jean Cunninghame Graham.
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Mogreb-El-Acksa
ISBN 1590481771 |
What rare spark
motivates a man to do the impossible – again and again? What manner of
man destroys the boundaries of the word “unobtainable” and replaces it with
the words “why not”? Meet Robert Cunninghame Graham, the author of
this book and a living legend of the late 19th century.
Disillusioned
with politics, the famous horseman sought solace in the saddle. His
mission?
To journey across
Morocco in 1897 by riding through the Atlas mountains and reaching the city
of Taroudant
Of course there
was one small problem.
The Sultan had
forbidden outsiders, especially Christians, from going there.
Don Roberto
flouted the danger, saddled his Barb horse and galloped straight into the
teeth of one of the greatest desert stories ever told. Disguised in local
clothes and calling himself “Sheikh Mohammad El Fasi,” the Scottish author
posing as a Turkish doctor was only hours away from the elusive city when he
was captured and kidnapped.
This book, an
instant best-seller, brought praises from Joseph Conrad, H. G. Wells and
Bernard Shaw, who all agreed it was a rare book written by a man so
kaleidoscopic in character that he defied belief.
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Rodeo
ISBN 159048178X |
“Rodeo” is an
omnibus of the finest work of the man they called “the uncrowned King of
Scotland.” The stories canter across a wide vista, ranging from the rolling
pampas of Argentina to the cruel cities of Europe. They are inhabited by the
characters whom Don Roberto knew, ranging from mysterious Moroccan sherifs
to dying Sioux chiefs.
As if to add a
hint of equestrian history, “Rodeo” was edited by Aime Tschiffely, the most
famous Long Rider of the 20th century and a close personal friend
of Don Roberto’s.
H. G. Wells,
Joseph Conrad, Teddy Roosevelt, Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw, all
praised Don Roberto as being one of the greatest writers of their day.
An enduring literary monument to
a life well lived, “Rodeo” remains a classic literary treasure.
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