Wheels Within Wheels: Autobiography is Irish cyclist and travel writer Dervla Murphy's autobiographical book.[1][2][3] It was first published in 1979 by John Murray,[4] and reprinted by Eland Books in 2010 with the subtitle The Makings of a Traveller.[5]
 Cover of John Murray first edition (1979) | |
| Author | Dervla Murphy |
|---|---|
| Publisher | John Murray |
Publication date | 1979 |
| Pages | 236 (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0719536499 |
| 910/.92/4 | |
| Preceded by | A Place Apart |
| Followed by | Race to the Finish? |
The book describes the first thirty years of Murphy's life, before the journey described in her first book, Full Tilt. Murphy writes:[6]
I stood at the threshold of an independent life and I felt, that night, my parents’ blessing on it
References
edit- ^ Allen, Alexandra. "Wheels within Wheels: Autobiography Dervla Murphy". The Geographical Journal. 146 (2): 306–307. doi:10.2307/632900. JSTOR 632900.
- ^ Langan, Peter (4 July 1981). "Review". The Times. p. 7.
- ^ Donovan, Katie; Jeffares, Norman; Kennelly, Brendan, eds. (1994). Ireland's Women: Writings past and present.
- ^ A Wheels Within Wheels: Autobiography. John Murray. 1979. ISBN 0719536499. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Murphy, Dervla (2010). Wheels Within Wheels. ISBN 9781906011406. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Stewart, Bruce. "Dervla Murphy". Ricorso. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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