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Welsh historian and travel writer (1926–2020)
Catharine Jan Morris CBE FRSL (born James Humphry Morris; 2 October 1926 – 20 November 2020) was a Welsh historian, author and travel writer. She was known
Jan_Morris
This is a list of the literary works by Welsh writer and historian Jan Morris (1926–2020). Coast to Coast (UK: Faber, 1956; US: Pantheon, 1956 as As I
Jan_Morris_bibliography
Welsh poet and musician
and musician. Twm Morys was born in 1961 in Oxford, a son to the writer Jan Morris. He was brought up in Llanystumdwy and attended Ysgol y Llan, before attending
Twm_Morys
Trilogy of history books by Jan Morris
The Pax Britannica Trilogy comprises three books of history written by Jan Morris. The books cover the British Empire, from the earliest days of the East
Pax_Britannica_Trilogy
Work by Jan Morris on the culture and history of Venice, Italy
Venice (1960) is a celebrated book by the Welsh author Jan Morris (1926-2020) on the history, culture and meaning of Venice, Italy. It won the 1961 Heinemann
Venice_(Morris_book)
1985 novel by Jan Morris
Letters from Hav is a Booker Prize-shortlisted 1985 novel by Welsh writer Jan Morris. Last Letters from Hav was republished in 2006 together with Hav of the
Last_Letters_from_Hav
1974 memoir by Jan Morris
Conundrum (1974) is a memoir by Welsh author Jan Morris (1926-2020). The book covers her childhood, career, and her later gender transition. It was published
Conundrum_(Morris_memoir)
Ceremony in the Welsh eisteddfod tradition
a pattern of flower gathering from the fields. According to historian Jan Morris, "Harps play. Children sing. The tension mounts, for nobody in that immense
Chairing_of_the_Bard
First successful ascent of Mount Everest
close enough for Stobart to catch the emotion of the moment on film. Jan Morris, the correspondent on the spot of The Times newspaper, heard the news
1953 British Mount Everest expedition
1953_British_Mount_Everest_expedition
French gynecologist (1910–1987)
for trans women. Notable patients include Coccinelle, April Ashley, and Jan Morris. Surgeons, including Stanley Biber, have credited Burou's methods as the
Georges_Burou
Border crossings between East and West Germany
crossing the inner German border to be a somewhat disturbing experience. Jan Morris wrote: Travelling from west to east through [the inner German border]
Crossing the inner German border
Crossing_the_inner_German_border
Type of Welsh festival of literature, music and performance
or open central space, called the Maes (Welsh for "Field"). Historian Jan Morris described the National Eisteddfod "in full fig is rather like a military
Eisteddfod
Bookstore in Massachusetts, US (1982–2011)
The Globe Corner Bookstore's Adventure Travel Lecture Series hosted Jan Morris, Bradford Washburn, William Dalrymple, Bruce Chatwin, Eric Newby, Paul
Globe_Corner_Bookstore
Annual festival of Welsh-language culture
England, although the last occasion was in 1929. According to historian Jan Morris in 1984, "The Eisteddfod Genedlaethol flourishes as never before, having
National_Eisteddfod_of_Wales
Collegiate research university in England
alternative history. Notable non-fiction works on Oxford include Oxford by Jan Morris. Portals: University of Oxford Oxfordshire Education Academic scarves
University_of_Oxford
Canadian historian and travel writer
MacLean's 15th book Pravda Ha Ha: Truth, Lies and the End of Europe, Jan Morris wrote: "This is a tremendous thing that MacLean is creating; a new kind
Rory_MacLean
Ceremony in an eisteddfod
written in cynghanedd, whether in metre or vers libre). According to Jan Morris, "When Welsh poets speak of Free Verse, they mean forms like the sonnet
Crowning_of_the_Bard
Poetic style
poetry, however, the term has a completely different meaning. According to Jan Morris, "When Welsh poets speak of Free Verse, they mean forms like the sonnet
Free_verse
Name list
and politician Jan Mehlum (born 1945), Norwegian crime fiction writer Jan Močnik (born 1987), Slovenian basketball player Jan Morris (born 1963), Welsh
Jan_(name)
Literary genre
Bryson and Paul Theroux, and Welsh author Jan Morris are or were widely acclaimed as travel writers (though Morris has frequently claimed herself as a writer
Travel_literature
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
associated with the playwright Wil Sam Jones. The historian and writer Jan Morris lived in Llanystumdwy for over 50 years until her death in November 2020
Llanystumdwy
1999 book by Colin Thubron
(1994) and In Siberia (1999). The book was widely praised by critics. Jan Morris, Kazuo Ishiguro and Anthony Sattin selected it as one of their books of
In_Siberia
Welsh writer and politician (1893–1985)
during the 1925 National Eisteddfod of Wales. Lewis has been described by Jan Morris as, "the most passionate of twentieth century Welsh patriots", and as
Saunders_Lewis
Landmark monument in Mumbai, India
p. 118. Sharada DwivediRahul Mehrotra 1995. Robert W. Bradnock 1994. Jan Morris 2005, p. 195. "N. Kamala". jnu.ac.in. Jawaharlal Nehru University. Retrieved
Gateway_of_India
Book on Venetian art by John Ruskin
and other editions, see ISBN 978-0-306-81286-6 Morris: The Stones of Venice (Introduced by Jan Morris) Mount Kisco, New York: Moyer Bell Limited, 1989
The_Stones_of_Venice_(book)
American lawyer and politician (1843–1926)
member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon (Alpha chapter) fraternity. Historian Jan Morris opines that Robert Lincoln, "having failed fifteen out of sixteen subjects
Robert_Todd_Lincoln
Painting by Diego Velazquez
Dutch leader Justinus van Nassau and the Spanish Genoese general Spinola. Jan Morris has called it "one of the most Spanish of all pictures". The Surrender
The_Surrender_of_Breda
Surname list
American soccer player Jamel Morris (born 1992), American basketball player James Morris (disambiguation) Jan Morris (1926–2020), Welsh historian, author
Morris_(surname)
Welsh artist and musician (born 1952)
have included portraits of Welsh poet Menna Elfyn and the Welsh writer Jan Morris. Suganami is "compelled to paint characters emanating tenacity, perseverance
Annie_Morgan_Suganami
Topics referred to by the same term
Islands Hav, a fictional location in the novel Last Letters from Hav by Jan Morris Hav., the author abbreviation for Norwegian botanist Johan Havaas Hav
HAV
WWI siege
battle honours, the siege of Kut is named as "Defence of Kut Al Amara". Jan Morris, a British historian, described the loss of Kut as "the most abject capitulation
Siege_of_Kut
Painting by Giorgione
subject matter and symbolism allowed viewers to make up their own tale. Jan Morris wrote that the picture changed the way she looked at painting. She was
The_Tempest_(Giorgione)
American author (born 1942)
many of which were later collected in his 2020 book Listening. Writer Jan Morris called him "an incomparable interviewer," and Studs Terkel is quoted as
Jonathan_Cott
Welsh Jesuit saint (1616–1679)
Whig magistrate and priest hunter John Arnold of Monmouthshire, whom Jan Morris has dubbed, "the most ferocious... of all the persecutors of the Catholics
David_Lewis_(Jesuit_priest)
17th-century Welsh politician
Plot, were fellow Whigs Titus Oates and Lord Shaftesbury. More recently, Jan Morris dubbed Arnold, "the most ferocious... of all the persecutors of the Catholics
John_Arnold_of_Monmouthshire
Defunct literary magazine
Mitgang-author, editor, playwright, television producer Jan Morris-travel writer (as both James and Jan Morris) Lance Morrow-essayist and writer Lewis Mumford-historian
Horizon_(American_magazine)
Welsh novel
Another edition was published in 2009 by Canongate Books with a foreword by Jan Morris and an afterword by Niall Griffths. The novel is an account of childhood
Un_Nos_Ola_Leuad
English embroiderer and artists' model (1839–1914)
to Jane Morris. Marsh, Jan (1986). Jane and May Morris: A Biographical Story 1839–1938. London: Pandora Press. ISBN 0-86358-026-2. Marsh, Jan (2000).
Jane_Morris
described as "ungainly", and marred by repetitive windows. The travel writer Jan Morris wrote that the college was "a hodge-podge from the start". However, the
Buildings of Nuffield College, Oxford
Buildings_of_Nuffield_College,_Oxford
British publishing house
H. Newby, Louis MacNeice, John Carey, F. R. Leavis, Jacob Bronowski, Jan Morris, and Brian Aldiss. In 2009, Faber Finds began to release e-books. Faber's
Faber_&_Faber
British nature writer (born 1976)
It was chosen as Book of the Year by John Banville, Philip Pullman, Jan Morris, John Gray, Antony Beevor, and Dan Stevens among others. In the UK, it
Robert_Macfarlane_(writer)
Topics referred to by the same term
of the middle volume of the Pax Britannica Trilogy by British author Jan Morris Pax Britannica, the title of a 1949 book by the British writer and commentator
Pax Britannica (disambiguation)
Pax_Britannica_(disambiguation)
English author, playwright, poet and translator
Canongate republished the novel in January 2009 with an afterword by Jan Morris and a foreword by Niall Griffiths. (ISBN 1847671071, ISBN 978-1-84767-107-3)
Philip_Mitchell
Place in Aragon, Spain
(INE), the municipality has a population of 279 inhabitants. According to Jan Morris ("Spain", p. 33), Alcalá del Ebro is the fictional Isla Barataria which
Alcalá_de_Ebro
Town in Uttarakhand, India
Himalaya, by Bill Aitken & Geeta Kapadia (2004). Stones of Empire, by Jan Morris (1995). India Unveiled, by Bob Arnett (2006). Knowing Dil Das, by Joe
Landour
Topics referred to by the same term
Dragonlance fantasy novel by Jeff Crook Conundrum (Morris memoir), a memoir written by Jan Morris Conundrum Press (disambiguation), two book publishing
Conundrum
British flautist
and Jan Morris, the travel writer. A photographic portrait taken in 1968 by Godfrey Argent is held by the National Portrait Gallery. "Gareth Morris". The
Gareth_Morris
Calendar year
30 – Frank O'Neill, Australian swimmer (d. 2024) October 2 Jan Morris, born James Morris, British travel writer (d. 2020) John Ross, Austrian-born American
1926
College of the University of Oxford
described as "ungainly", and marred by repetitive windows. The travel writer Jan Morris wrote that the college was "a hodge-podge from the start". However, the
Nuffield_College,_Oxford
English writer and Zen teacher
June 2006). Mortimer of the Maghreb. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 1400043255. Jan Morris (9 March 2008). "The Lost City Review". The New York Times. Retrieved
Henry_Shukman
Poetic inspiration in Welsh
to Iolo Morganwg; it has been adopted by some neo-Druids. According to Jan Morris, Iolo Morganwg did in fact create what is now called "The Awen" as a symbol
Awen
1956 novel by Rose Macaulay
published by The New York Review of Books in 2003 with an introduction by Jan Morris. Babington Smith, Constance (1972). Rose Macaulay. London: Collins. ISBN 0-00-211720-7
The_Towers_of_Trebizond
Country house in Kilverstone, Norfolk, England
Andrew's, Kilverstone". Exploring Norfolk Churches. Retrieved 30 April 2025. Jan Morris, Fisher's Face, pages 742-743, ISBN 0-679-41609-9 Historic England, "Kilverstone
Kilverstone_Hall
Poetic form, traditionally fourteen specifically rhymed lines
Shakespeare's rhyme scheme and rhythms while rendering into Irish. According to Jan Morris, "When Welsh poets speak of Free Verse, they mean forms like the sonnet
Sonnet
English artisan and embroidery designer
2026. "The William Morris Internet Archive : Chronology". Marxists Internet Archive. Retrieved 24 August 2008. Mason, Anna; Marsh, Jan; Lister, Jenny; Bain
May_Morris
American actor (born 1937)
Garrett Isaac Morris (born February 1, 1937) is an American actor, comedian and singer. He was part of the original cast and was the first Black cast member
Garrett_Morris
American writer (born 1961)
Book Critics' Circle's Best Books of 2007 and was selected by writer Jan Morris for Conde Nast Traveller’s list of the 86 best travel books of all time
Rosemary_Mahoney
Place for nude bathing in Oxford, England
duckweed, which limited bathing. Tumbling Bay outdoor bathing area Morris, Jan; Morris, Mark (1987). Oxford. Oxford University Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-19-282065-5
Parson's_Pleasure
Topics referred to by the same term
McGrath Morris (born 1954), American biographer Jan Morris (1926–2020), British historian, author and travel writer; formerly known as James Morris James
James_Morris
Miniature books of 60 pages sold as part of the 60th anniversary of Penguin Books
Milligan – Gunner Milligan, 954024 Michel de Montaigne – Four Essays Jan Morris – From the Four Corners John Mortimer – Rumpole and the Younger Generation
Penguin_60s
Bridge across Sydney Harbour in Australia
moment, I think, contemporary Sydney began, perhaps definitive Sydney. — Jan Morris gives her own assessment of the bridge in her book Sydney, (1982) ...you
Sydney_Harbour_Bridge
Travel book by Dervla Murphy
the Indus River, and lodge with locals. In her review Nightmare Trip, Jan Morris described it as "The most appallingly fascinating travel book that I have
Where_the_Indus_is_Young
Mountain (The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien) Hav (Last Letters from Hav by Jan Morris, 1985) Jonathanland, the fictional city of Mason Ewing Corp's universe
List of fictional city-states in literature
List_of_fictional_city-states_in_literature
Welsh poet (1887–1917)
outbreak of war and had settled in Birkenhead. According to historian Jan Morris, "Hedd Wyn became a legend, a symbol, and an inspiration to other poets
Hedd_Wyn
Day of the year
1926) 2019 – Wataru Misaka, American basketball player (born 1923) 2020 – Jan Morris, Welsh historian, author and travel writer (born 1926) 2024 – Ursula Haverbeck
November_20
British travel book publisher
Norman Lewis (author) Gavin Maxwell Peter Mayne Mary Wortley Montagu Jan Morris Dervla Murphy Irfan Orga Tony Parker Dilys Powell Jonathan Raban Leonard
Eland_Books
Church in Lagos, Nigeria
view of The Cathedral at CMS, Lagos Architecture of the British Empire, Jan Morris, Vendome Press, 1986. Colonial architecture in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Cordelia
Cathedral Church of Christ, Lagos
Cathedral_Church_of_Christ,_Lagos
Gillian Fenwick (2008). "Chronology". Traveling Genius: The Writing Life of Jan Morris. Univ of South Carolina Press. p. XX. Archived from the original on 27
Golden_PEN_Award
Day of the year
Blair, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2013) 1926 – Jan Morris, Welsh historian and author (died 2020) 1928 – George McFarland, American
October_2
English textile artist, author, and socialist (1834–1896)
William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British
William_Morris
magazine, and also Theodora Bosanquet, amanuensis to Henry James. In 1974, Jan Morris—a Welsh writer, named by The Times as the fifteenth greatest of Britain's
LGBTQ_history_in_Wales
American tobacco corporation
Philip Morris USA. The onset of "rebranding" of Philip Morris Companies to Altria took place in 2003 (Philip Morris would later split, with Philip Morris USA
Altria
British travel writer and novelist (born 1939)
was initially inspired by the travel writing of Patrick Leigh Fermor, Jan Morris and Freya Stark. Thubron admires the English novelist William Golding
Colin_Thubron
British writer and curator
Pre-Raphaelites and William Morris. Marsh is a former president of the William Morris Society, a trustee of the William Morris Gallery and a fellow of the
Jan_Marsh
1988 novel by Penelope Fitzgerald
and the London Review of Books "a tour de force". For The Independent, Jan Morris asked "How is it done?" "How could she know so much about the minutiae
The_Beginning_of_Spring
Term used for professional big-game hunters
M. Adams, "Against Extinction," Earthscan, p. 39. Oxfordjournals.org Jan Morris. "Lost Civilizations and Great White Hunters - Imperialist Adventure Literature"
White_hunter
British artist (1849–1914)
designed some of its other regalia. Of Herkomer's work for the Gorsedd, Jan Morris has noted that he "created for its functionaries gloriously neo-Druidical
Hubert_von_Herkomer
English travel author (born 1961)
My America!: Second Acts in a New World (2013), ISBN 978-0-22409-070-4 Jan Morris: A Life (2026) Dear Daniel: Letters from Antarctica (1997), ISBN 0-416-23690-1
Sara_Wheeler
Canadian marine historian (born 1938)
political master, Winston Churchill. In The Times Literary Supplement, Jan Morris wrote: "This enthralling book by an eminent Canadian naval historian is
Barry_M._Gough
novels, according to Anthony Trollope, were just like his conversation. Jan Morris (1926–2020), Welsh historian, author and travel writer. Stendhal (1783–1842)
List_of_people_from_Trieste
Hill (486m) in Monmouthshire, Wales
(MM182)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 August 2024. Jan Morris (1984), The Matter of Wales: Epic Views of a Small Country, Oxford University
Skirrid_Fawr
English actor (born 1983)
Almanac for Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021". United Press International. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021. …actor Julian Morris in 1983 (age 38)…{{cite
Julian_Morris
South African writer (born 1963)
the 2010 Booker Prize for fiction. Reviewing the novel in The Guardian, Jan Morris wrote, "I doubt if any book in 2010 will contain more memorable evocations
Damon_Galgut
Town and civil parish in Somerset, England
Arthur Elton, 10th Baronet (1906–1973), pioneer documentary film maker Jan Morris (1926–2020), author, travel writer and The Times journalist who took part
Clevedon
British journalist and author
in Winchester the desire to be a writer, so he wrote to Morris, seeking career advice. Morris urged Winchester to give up geology the same day he received
Simon_Winchester
Major thoroughfare in Lahore, Pakistan
Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2026. Jan Morris and Simon Winchester (2005). Stones of Empire: The Buildings of the Raj
The_Mall,_Lahore
British Empire, Weidenfeld & Nicolson (1986), p. 184. ISBN 0-297-78526-5 Jan Morris, Stones of empire: the buildings of the Raj, Oxford University Press (1983)
Arthur_Shoosmith
Flight Steve Jones – Y: The Descent of Men Jo Mazelis – Diving Girls Jan Morris – A Writer's House in Wales Steve Strange – Blitzed! The Autobiography
2002_in_Wales
represented many successful clients, including Quentin Blake, Nadine Gordimer, Jan Morris, Geoffrey Moorhouse, P. G. Wodehouse, and the estates of G. K. Chesterton
Hilary_Rubinstein
Person who hunts and/or manages game by profession
Berufsbild". berufsjaegerverband.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-02-07. Jan Morris. "Lost Civilizations and Great White Hunters - Imperialist Adventure Literature"
Professional_hunter
Ottoman Jewish statesman and financier (1524–1579)
Mirror of Spain, 1500-1700, Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 2000 Jan Morris, The Venetian Empire, London, Penguin Books, 1980 Naomi E. Pasachoff,
Joseph_Nasi
American novelist (1924–2023)
ISBN 9780917657634. Gold, Herbert (1991). Best Nightmare on Earth: A Life in Haiti. Jan Morris (introduction). Prentice Hall Press. ISBN 9780133723274. Gold, Herbert
Herbert_Gold
English architect and Member of Parliament
architectural dynasty page 23, Stones of Empire: The Buildings of the Raj, Jan Morris, 1983 Oxford University Press page 281, The History of Architecture in
Charles_Wyatt_(architect)
Prominent Venetian family
Palazzo Giustinian Pesaro Palazzo Giustinian Recanati Chisholm 1911, p. 54. Jan Morris (2008). Venice. Faber & Faber. p. 21. ISBN 9780571247882. Chisholm 1911
Giustiniani
American socialite (1907–1989)
Willing) Morris and John Boucher Morris of Baltimore. His late wife, Mary (née Rawlins) Morris, had been a bridesmaid at Janet's first wedding. Morris and
Janet_Lee_Bouvier
Private day and boarding school in Oxford, England
group King's Singers Joscelyn Godwin – musicologist Toby Jones – actor Jan Morris – author and historian Crispin Nash-Williams – mathematician Dorothy L
Christ Church Cathedral School
Christ_Church_Cathedral_School
American writer (1920–2022)
to write, he’d be near the top of it." Michael Chabon names Angell and Jan Morris as "two of my favorite authors who are primarily writers of non-fiction
Roger_Angell
Cultural interactions between the English and the Welsh
'19th century' nationalism". BBC News. 2001-12-18. Retrieved 2010-06-25. Jan Morris, Mocking the Welsh is the last permitted bigotry, The Spectator, 22 July
English–Welsh cultural relations
English–Welsh_cultural_relations
mean that they are unable to speak Welsh as well. In some cases, such as Jan Morris or Gillian Clarke, English-language writers have chosen to learn Welsh
Welsh_literature_in_English
2015 non-fiction book by Paul Theroux
along for this ride worthwhile." Reviewing the book for The Spectator, Jan Morris suggested, "Deep South is more truly a work of philosophy and analysis
Deep_South_(book)
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