Mark Elliott (British author) explained

Mark Elliott is an English travel writer best known for books on Azerbaijan,^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} and for unusual map-based route guides for Asia.

Though long out of print, Elliott's Asia Overland^[6] co-authored with Wil Klass, garnered something of a cult following among overland travellers during the late 1990s.^{[7] [8]} Elliott's 2003 South-East Asia: The Graphic Guide, also based mostly on schematic maps, remains in considerable demand among travellers with prices for second hand copies reaching absurdly high levels (nearly US$1000 a copy in November 2009).^{[9] [10] [11]} He also contributed to over 50 Lonely Planet guides.^[12] Having written the first comprehensive English language guide to post-Soviet Azerbaijan in 1999, a book now in its 5th edition, Elliott has since been described by the press in Azerbaijan as the "legendary writer of the definitive English-language guidebook to the country"^[13]

Early life

Elliott's father Ian was the chairman of West Sussex County Council,^[14] his mother the teacher and poet, Betty Elliott, nee Gedge.^[15] Mark graduated from Durham University where he was President of the Durham Union Society and worked on the university newspaper Palatinate at the same time as Tim Burt, Dave Anderson and Jeremy Vine.

Bibliography

• Asia Overland: A Route and Planning Guide (Hindhead, Surrey: Trailblazer Publications, 1998). Joint author: Will Klass.
• Azerbaijan with Georgia (Hindhead, Surrey: Trailblazer Publications, 1999; Azerbaijan : with Excursions to Georgia, 2010).
• Cultureshock! Belgium (London : Kuperard, and Portland, Oregon: Graphics Art Center Publishing, 2003).
• South-East Asia: The Graphic Guide (Hindhead, Surrey: Trailblazer Publications, 2003)

External links

• Interview with Mark Elliott - JSNW (Japan Society North West) and JETAA (JET Alumni Association in the UK) Lecture Series

Notes and References

1. http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/83_folder/83_articles/83_books_az_georgia.html 8.3 New Books: Azerbaijan with Georgia
2. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1873756798 Amazon.com: Azerbaijan, 3rd: With Excursions to Georgia (Trailblazer): Books: Mark Elliott
3. http://trailblazer-guides.com/authors/ Trailblazer Guides
4. Harriet Willis, In conversation with Mark Elliott: In defence of the travel guide, palatinate.org.uk, 18 November 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
5. Mark Elliott, Azerbaijan: With Excursions to Georgia, books.google.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
6. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1873756100 Amazon.co.uk: Asia Overland: A Route and Planning Guide (Trekking Guides): Books: Mark Elliot,Will Klass,Mark Elliott
7. http://www.beastlyadventure.com/overlanding.htm Overlanding website cites Asia Overland as essential reading for a long distance trip
8. https://caspianpost.com/en/contributors/10 Mark Elliott
9. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1873756674 Amazon Pricing for Graphic Guide
10. http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/8369_mark-elliott---south-east-asia--a-graphical-guide- Book cost $999.98 in 2009
11. https://www.expatgo.com/my/2013/08/23/5-books-to-read-whilst-travelling-in-south-east-asia/ 5 Books to Read Whilst Travelling in South East Asia
12. https://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=%22Mark+Elliott%22+%2B+%22Lonely+Planet%22 "Mark Elliott" + "Lonely Planet"
13. https://web.archive.org/web/20201111214816/http://www.visions.az/en/news/866/a3ffae25/ Elliott described as "legendary" for his Azerbaijan books
14. https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/west-sussex-pays-tribute-to-the-man-who-saved-southwick-hill-and-chichester-festival-theatre-3773731 Obituary of Elliott's father, 2022
15. https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/fond-memories-of-popular-shoreham-primary-school-teacher-and-poet-3673976 Obituary of Betty Elliott