The Young Traveller in India and Pakistan de Trease, Geoffrey - 1959

London: Phoenix House, 1959. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint of revised 1955 edition (originally published 1949). 160pp, map, more than twenty five illustrations from photographs, index and pronunciations. 12mo/19cm. Blue cloth, silver titling, in price-clipped lightly soiled dj, internally fine. NF/G+. An introduction to South Asia for young people framed in an imaginary trip of a boy and girl accompanying their film-maker father to some of the most interesting and historic spots of South Asia. Geoffrey Trease (1909-1998) was a prolific British writer, playwright and historical novelist who was known particularly for his writing for children. He was a pioneer of the idea that children's literature should be a serious subject for study and debate and meticulously researched the historical background for his books..