These books are about journeys — some I made, some others made, some I made up. What unites them is that I found them interesting and entertaining. I hope you do too. Come along for the ride.

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An eighteenth-century comedy of Greeks, Turks, Tourists... and a camel.

(Negropont is the old name for the island of Evia)

Welcome to a world of Greeks Turks and Italians, of star-crossed lovers, renegades, minstrels, pirates and genii — and English gentlemen.

The Hero of Negropont book cover showing a historical hero gesturing toward a medieval bridge, ancient city, and a camel.
The Hero of Negropont book cover showing a historical hero gesturing toward a medieval bridge, ancient city, and a camel.

(Negropont is the old name for the Greek island of Evia).

Book cover for It's All Greek to Me by John Mole showing goats on a traditional Greek stone wall.
Book cover for It's All Greek to Me by John Mole showing goats on a traditional Greek stone wall.

The story of how we came to live in a Greek ruin has been in print for over twenty years. I don't have the rights to give it away. But here is a taste — the tale of Hector Protector.

Book cover illustration of a blue motorbike parked on a Greek mountain road overlooking the sea with a monastery at the peak.
Book cover illustration of a blue motorbike parked on a Greek mountain road overlooking the sea with a monastery at the peak.

The sequel, sort of, to It's All Greek To Me! A thousand-mile round trip on Harley, an antiquated motorbike, with a top speed of 25mph, to the monastic state of Mount Athos.

Book cover for The Sultan's Organ by John Mole featuring historical portraits and a map against a blue background.
Book cover for The Sultan's Organ by John Mole featuring historical portraits and a map against a blue background.

The adventures of a young musician, taking the gift of a self-playing organ from Queen Elizabeth to the Sultan of Turkey.

Featured on BBC Radio 3

Historical drawing of Martoni's Pilgrimage in 1394 showing medieval churches and landscape annotations.
Historical drawing of Martoni's Pilgrimage in 1394 showing medieval churches and landscape annotations.

An ordinary man, an extraordinary journey to the centre of the world…and back

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The AI audiobooks use licensed cloned voices, for which the voice providers get paid. Using real people and the necessary technology costs thousands, which these books can’t afford. They are made with tens. But all the words are the fruit of imagination and the work of human hands.