When it was easy for us to walk. Life in five journeys

A collection of travel prose by the renowned British literary classic Evelyn Waugh, compiled by himself after the Second World War based on pre-war stories of his numerous wanderings around the world - a world that changed unrecognizably in just ten years. "I myself never aspired to be a great traveler," writes Evelyn Waugh. "I was content with the role of a typical representative of the youth of my time, and our trips were taken for granted by us. It is gratifying to realize that our travels took place at a time when we moved easily." And the scope of these travels is still impressive: the Mediterranean and the Middle East, Abyssinia - where Haile Selassie, the future messiah of the Jamaican Rastafarian religion, is crowned emperor, Africa - across the entire continent, Brazil and British Guiana, again Abyssinia - where the Italo-Ethiopian war is about to begin... And wherever fate takes him, Evelyn Waugh consistently demonstrates his signature sense of the absurd and humorous, exquisite psychological accuracy, and masterful command of language. It is no wonder he once said that sometimes one might think the whole world is populated by his characters...