What is Eric Newby?
'''Eric Newby''' (1919-2006) was an [[English people|English]] writer and traveler.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/oct/23/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries Guardian 2006 Obituary for Eric Newby]</ref> He traveled to many parts of [[Europe]], [[South Asia]] and [[Central Asia]]. He is best known for his famous and very enjoyable books like ''The Last Grain of Rice'' (1956), ''A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush'' (1958), ''Slowly down the Ganges'' (1966), ''Love and War in the Appenines'' (1971), ''A Small Place in Italy'' (1994). ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Newby, Eric}} [[Category:1919 births]] [[Category:2006 deaths]] [[Category:English writers]]