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Jan Morris

Jan Morris (1926-2020) lived and wrote as James Morris until 1972. She resided with her partner, Elizabeth Morris, in northwest Wales, between the mountains and the sea. Her many books included In My Mind’s Eye, Coronation Everest, and the Pax Britannica trilogy.

Jan Morris

Jan Morris (1926-2020) lived and wrote as James Morris until 1972. She resided with her partner, Elizabeth Morris, in northwest Wales, between the mountains and the sea. Her many books included In My Mind’s Eye, Coronation Everest, and the Pax Britannica trilogy.

Books by Jan Morris

  • The World: Life and Travel 1950-2000

    Jan Morris

    Paperback, 2005

    "The travel book of the season."—Craig Seligman, New York Times Book Review
  • Contact!: A Book of Encounters

    Jan Morris

    Hardback, 2010

    A delightful and hilarious companion for anyone taking a trip and an indispensable work for any fan of Jan Morris.
  • Allegorizings

    Jan Morris

    Hardback, 2021

    New York Times Book Review • Editors' Choice

    Jan Morris delivers her final volume, brimming with reminiscences, meditations on daily life, and mini-essays on everything from maturity to whistling...
  • Thinking Again: A Diary

    Jan Morris

    Hardback, 2021

    Jan Morris, one of “Britain’s greatest living writers” (Times, UK), returns with this whimsical yet deeply affecting volume on life as a redoubtable nonagenarian.
  • Contact!: A Book of Encounters

    Jan Morris

    E Book, 2010

    A delightful and hilarious companion for anyone taking a trip and an indispensable work for any fan of Jan Morris.
  • The World: Life and Travel 1950-2000

    Jan Morris

    E Book, 2014

    "The travel book of the season."—Craig Seligman, New York Times Book Review
  • Allegorizings

    Jan Morris

    E Book, 2021

    New York Times Book Review • Editors' Choice

    Jan Morris delivers her final volume, brimming with reminiscences, meditations on daily life, and mini-essays on everything from maturity to whistling...
  • Thinking Again: A Diary

    Jan Morris

    E Book, 2021

    Jan Morris, one of “Britain’s greatest living writers” (Times, UK), returns with this whimsical yet deeply affecting volume on life as a redoubtable nonagenarian.