Down Old Roads by Mathijs Deen - ISBN: 9781529438796
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Europe’s ancient paths echo with forgotten journeys and untold stories.
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    384 pages

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    12 October 2026

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Summary

“This is the E8,” my father said. “It runs from London to Moscow.”

For a million years people have been travelling throughout Europe, from the mysterious homo antecessor who left his footprints on the coast of England to travellers on the motorways of today. Under every footstep lies an older one, under every paved road a donkey trail or wagon rut, under every footpath the prints of a hunter or his prey.

And yet the long, nation-spanning roads of Europe don’t hold a s…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529438796
ISBN-10:1529438799
Author:Mathijs Deen, Jane Hedley-Prole, Jonathan Reeder
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Imprint:MacLehose Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:12 October 2026
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm
About The Author

Mathijs Deen

MATHIJS DEEN (b. 1962) is a Dutch writer and radio producer. His short story collection Brutus is Hungry was followed by The Wadden Islands, Down Old Roads, and the novel The Light Ship. His work has been translated into German, Italian, and Korean.

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