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ⓘ About Beryl Markham
Beryl Markham is a biography and memoir author who moved with her father to Kenya when she was four. Her father had a racehorse farm in Njoro and Beryl would spend much of her childhood hunting, learning and playing with the local kids. Markham grew into a feral and impossibly wild teenager. Unable to deal with what he deemed an improper outset of teenage femininity, her father banished her to a beautiful garden in the garden. Her father would ultimately go broke and leave for Peru, leaving the seventeen year old to earn her own living as an up and coming race horse trainer. She was an erudite, adventurous, independent thinking, beautiful girl not afraid of the African wild who could speak several African languages, ride a horse, track, shoot and service.
All Book Series by Beryl Markham
The Splendid Outcast
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1987 Co-authored · Mary S. Lovell
Cairo
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1994 Co-authored · William S. Burroughs,T.E. Lawrence,Naguib Mahfouz,Michael Palin,John Miller,KirstenMiller
Prague: Tales of the City
Book 3 of 6 · published 1994 Anthology · John Miller,KristenMiller
St. Petersburg
Book 5 of 6 · published 1995 Anthology · John Miller,KirstenMiller
Istanbul
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 1995 Anthology · John Miller,KristenMiller
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Beryl Markham?
Beryl Markham is a biography and memoir author who moved with her father to Kenya when she was four. Her father had a racehorse farm in Njoro and Beryl would spend much of her childhood hunting, learning and playing with the local kids. Markham grew into a feral and impossibly wild teenager.
Which Beryl Markham series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Chronicles Abroad series, the earliest of Beryl Markham's multi-book series: it opens with Cairo (1994) and runs to 6 books across 1994–1995, ending with Istanbul (1995).
How many books has Beryl Markham written?
Beryl Markham has 10 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1942 and 2005. 6 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Chronicles Abroad series with 6 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Beryl Markham's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Beryl Markham's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Chronicles Abroad (1994–1995, 6 books).
How are Beryl Markham's books organised into series?
This guide splits Beryl Markham's 10 books into 1 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Chronicles Abroad (6 books, 1994–1995).