Wheels Within Wheels: Autobiography

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]

Wheels Within Wheels: Autobiography
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Cover of John Murray first edition (1979)
AuthorDervla Murphy
PublisherJohn Murray
Publication date
1979
Pages236 (first edition)
ISBN0719536499
910/.92/4
Preceded byA Place Apart 
Followed byRace 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

  1. ^ Allen, Alexandra. "Wheels within Wheels: Autobiography Dervla Murphy". The Geographical Journal. 146 (2): 306–307. doi:10.2307/632900. JSTOR 632900.
  2. ^ Langan, Peter (4 July 1981). "Review". The Times. p. 7.
  3. ^ Donovan, Katie; Jeffares, Norman; Kennelly, Brendan, eds. (1994). Ireland's Women: Writings past and present.
  4. ^ A Wheels Within Wheels: Autobiography. John Murray. 1979. ISBN 0719536499. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  5. ^ Murphy, Dervla (2010). Wheels Within Wheels. ISBN 9781906011406. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  6. ^ Stewart, Bruce. "Dervla Murphy". Ricorso. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

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