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Jan Morris
AuthorBooks · Second hand1926-2020
Catharine Jan Morris was a Welsh historian, author and travel writer. She was known particularly for the Pax Britannica trilogy (1968–1978), a history of the British Empire, and for portraits of cities, including Oxford, Venice, Trieste, Hong Kong and New York City. She published under her birth name until 1972, when she had gender reassignment surgery, transitioning from male to female.
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About Jan Morris
Birth
1926
Death
2020
Catharine Jan Morris was a Welsh historian, author and travel writer. She was known particularly for the Pax Britannica trilogy (1968–1978), a history of the British Empire, and for portraits of cities, including Oxford, Venice, Trieste, Hong Kong and New York City. She published under her birth name until 1972, when she had gender reassignment surgery, transitioning from male to female.
Jan Morris was a prolific British writer who published nearly three hundred works throughout her life.
Her career as a reporter and journalist allowed her to travel the world and turn her experiences into travel literature.
The historian was renowned for her ability to capture the essence of iconic cities like Hong Kong.
Born in Clevedon in 1926, she dedicated her career to exploring the intersection of history and personal narrative.
Her literary legacy includes a vast collection of essays and chronicles that defined the contemporary travel genre.
