OUTPOSTS by Simon Winchester

 In 1985 Simon Winchester, struck by a sudden need to discover exactly what was left of the British Empire, set out across the globe to visit the far-flung islands that are all that remain of what once made Britain great.  He travelled 100 000 miles back and forth from Antarctica to the Caribbean, from the Mediterranean to the Far East, to capture a last glint of imperial glory.

His adventures in these distant and forgotten ends of the earth make compelling and often funny reading and tell a story most of us thought was over: a tale of the last outposts in Britain's imperial career and of those who keep the flag flying.

Now with a new introduction, this revised edition tells us what has happened to these extraordinary places while the author's been away.

Soft cover, good condition.  302 pages.