The Royal Road to Romance

One of the most fascinating books of its kind ever written" – Detroit News"Just about a month from now I'm set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars." - Richard HalliburtonA quiet, normal life was never in the cards for Richard Halliburton. While the rest of Princeton’s Class of 1921 was busy matriculating into more "respectable" lives, Halliburton stuffed his diploma into a backpack and set off on what he hoped would be the adventure of a lifetime. As it turns out, his hopes were wildly understated.Tag along with Richard Halliburton on this amazing journey through a world that is barely recognizable today. With just a few dollars in his pockets, Richard sneaks, mooches, and occasionally works his way from New Jersey to the farthest-flung corners of the world. • Explore Paris, Kashmir, and Cairo of the 1920’s• Encounter real-life pirates and princesses• Cruise the Nile and scale the Matterhorn and Mt. FujiHalliburton’s adventure of a lifetime was just the beginning of a lifetime of adventure. Follow along on his literal and figurative journeys – as he circumnavigates the globe and, in the process, discovers the man he is destined to become.About the Author: Richard Halliburton (born January 9, 1900) was an American traveler, adventurer, and author. He was lost at sea in 1939.

THE ROYAL ROAD TO ROMANCE in which a gay young romanticist goes laughing and beating and fighting his vagabond way into the glamorous corners of the world. Richly illustrated throughout. "Impetuous to utter recklessness, laughing at hardships, dreaming of beauty, ardent for adventure, Richard Halliburton has managed to sing into the pages of this glorious book his own exultant spirit of young and freedom."—Chicago Post "The mad, exhilarating, and joyous spirit of Richard Halliburton's Royal Road to Romance is the very incarnation of youth, with its horizons of rainbows and its sparkling, unquenchable, enthusiastic extravagances."—Boston Transcript "This wild young American who recently conquered the unruly waters of the classic Hellespont writes as impetuously and as dramatically as he swims."—Memphis Commercial Appeal "Richard Halliburton's tale of travel and adventure is one of the most fascinating books of its kind ever written. It is a glorious story of the irresponsibility of youth, of dauntless spirit of the age, told with a captivating charm and a swing and a dash that take one's breath away."—Detroit News