On a Shoestring to Coorg

On a Shoestring to Coorg is a book by Irish author Dervla Murphy.[1][2][3][4] It was first published by John Murray in 1976.[5] The book is usually given the subtitle An Experience of Southern India, but has been called An Experience of South India and A Travel Memoir of India.[6]

On a Shoestring to Coorg: An Experience of Southern India
Cover of John Murray first edition (1976)
AuthorDervla Murphy
PublisherJohn Murray
Publication date
1976
Pages261 (first edition)
ISBN0719532841
915.4/8
Preceded byIn Ethiopia with a Mule 
Followed byWhere the Indus is Young 

Summary

On a Shoestring to Coorg describes the 1973 journey of Murphy and her four-year-old daughter Rachel through India. They travel slowly by bus, train and boat from Mumbai to Cape Comorin, the southernmost point of India. They then return to the place they enjoyed the most, the hill province of Kodagu (Coorg). There they live simply for two months, integrating themselves with the local community.[7][8]

Publication history

The book was first published in 1976. Like Murphy's other earlier works, it was published by Jock Murray of the John Murray publishing house.[5] When Jock died and his publishing house was sold, Murphy moved to Eland Books,[9] who republished the book in 2014.[10]

References
  1. Middleton, Dorothy (November 1976). "Review". The Geographical Journal. 142 (3): 542. doi:10.2307/1795334. JSTOR 1795334.
  2. Allen, Margaret (27 March 1976). "Review". The Times. p. 11.
  3. Barton, Harry (1976). "On a Shoestring to Coorg - Dervla Murphy". Fortnight. No. 126. pp. 15–16.
  4. Mironowicz, Margaret (30 April 1986). "Mum and daughter a derring-do duo". The Globe and Mail.
  5. On a shoestring to Coorg: an experience of South India. John Murray. 1976. ISBN 0719532841. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  6. On a Shoestring to Coorg: A Travel Memoir of India. Overleaf Press. 1989. ISBN 9780879513726.
  7. "On a Shoestring to Coorg - Dervla Murphy". Eland Books. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  8. Ledger, Sarah (2012). "On a Shoestring to Coorg". FullTilting. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  9. Bradt, Hilary (30 May 2022). "Remembering Dervla Murphy". Bradt Guides. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  10. On a shoestring to Coorg: an experience of southern India. Eland Books. 2014. ISBN 9781780600123. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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