When i got onto this thing, i was thinking always of getting a scoop, as we used to say then, of beating the opposition and getting the news home. That was what interested me. In 1956, morris revealed that the french, british and israelis had colluded in seizing the suez canal. Theyd hotly denied it. This is tokyo, one of the biggest and busiest and most unusual of the worlds capitals. Its big because 8 Million People live here. Its busy because its the capital of japan, a great Industrial Power where they make anything from artificial pearls to ocean liners. By 1958, morris was reporting for the bbc and writing travel books. A visit to venice after world war ii inspired an influential book that opened a new chapter. The whole sense of the city, the sadness of it, the beauty of it, the fascination, the fun of it all stuck bonk went into my mind, and i have never got rid of it from that day to this. Its success paved the way for a career as a full time writer, turning to history, with a
Writer and historian, jan morris, has died. She was 94. Born as james morris, she started out in journalism, reporting for the times on the conquest of everest. In 1972, she had gender reassignment surgery, an experience she wrote about in the book, conundrum. Jan morris wrote more than a0 books, and leaves behind a collection of unique and vivid descriptions of some of the worlds greatest cities. Our arts correspondent, rebecca jones, looks back at an extraordinary life. Jan morris, Award Winning travel writer and historian, journalist, and one of the earliest to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Life had begun as james, a dashing young army officer turned ambitious newspaper reporter, whose moment came in 1953 with the conquest of everest. Morris reported the achievement for the times, more interested in climbing the career ladder than the ascent itself. To fool rivals, morris sent news of the success in code. The times published it on coronation day. For a moment, james morris wa
Writer and historian jan morris has died. She was 94. Born as james morris, she started out in journalism, reporting for the times on the conquest of everest. In 1972, she had gender reassignment surgery, an experience she wrote about in the book, conundrum. Jan morris wrote more than a0 books, and leaves behind a collection of unique and vivid descriptions of some of the worlds greatest cities. Our arts correspondent, rebecca jones, looks back at an extraordinary life jan morris, Award Winning travel writer and historian, journalist, and one of the earliest to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Life had begun as james, a dashing young army officer turned ambitious newspaper reporter, whose moment came in 1953 with the conquest of everest. Morris reported the achievement for the times, more interested in climbing the career ladder than the ascent itself. To fool rivals, morris sent news of the success in code. The times published it on coronation day. For a moment, james morris was o