Born in London, in 1938,[1] she was the daughter of John and Alexandra Hopkinson.[2][3] She never had any formal domestic science training, but was interested in food from an early age, and learned cooking mainly by trial and error.[1]
Life with an explorer
In 1959, at the age of twenty, she married the Cornish explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison, and lived with him in a 14th century farmhouse on Bodmin Moor.[1] They had two children, Lucy (b. 1960) and Rupert (b. 1970).[3] Her husband was often away on an expedition, and Marika turned to writing in his absence. She began by finding a job as a £1-a-week cookery writer for a local paper,[4] and over the next fifteen years wrote thirty cookbooks and numerous magazine articles. She was cookery editor of the Sunday Telegraph from 1968 until her death in 1982, and also appeared frequently on Westward Television.[1]
In 1971, while still in pain from a serious illness following the birth of her son by Caesarean section,[4] Marika Hanbury-Tenison accompanied her husband on a three-month expedition, backed by Survival International, to visit and live among the Xingu people in Brazil, speaking with local people and studying their living conditions. After returning to England, Marika wrote For Better, For Worse: To the Brazilian Jungles and Back Again (1972), which was published in the United States with the title Tagging Along.
In 1973, the Hanbury-Tenisons followed up their journey to Brazil with a three-month visit to one to the islands of Indonesia. Marika visited about a dozen tribes, taking tea with former cannibals, swimming through swollen rivers, being attacked by leeches, surviving a shipwreck, and becoming ill and exhausted. She wrote about the experience in A Slice of Spice, published in 1974.
The Hanbury-Tenisons made their last research trip together in 1979, when they visited Malaysia as part of a Royal Geographical Society scientific expedition.[5] Shortly afterwards, Marika was diagnosed with cancer. She died in 1982, at the age of forty-four.
^ abcdHanbury-Tenison, M. Deep-Freeze Cookery. 2nd edition. London. Pan Books, 1972, p. i.
^Stephen Vines: Obituary: Lord Coylton The Independent, 8 January 1996
^ abRobin Hanbury-Tenison Curriculum Vitae 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
^ abHanbury Tenison, M. The Best of Marika Hanbury Tenison, ed. Catherine Stott. London. Telegraph Publications, 1984, p. 12.
^Patricia D. Netzley: Entry for Marika Hanbury-Tenison from The Encyclopedia of Women's Travel and Exploration (reproduced as entry for Marika Hanbury-Tenison at Wings WorldQuest) 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Robin Hanbury-Tenison's website
Marika Hanbury-Tenison entry from Classic Travel Books
December 30, 2022
marika, hanbury, tenison, 1938, 1982, english, journalist, cookery, writer, explorer, table, contents, early, life, life, with, explorer, works, references, external, linksearly, life, editborn, london, 1938, daughter, john, alexandra, hopkinson, never, formal. Marika Hanbury Tenison 1938 1982 was an English journalist cookery writer and explorer Marika Hanbury Tenison at table Contents 1 Early life 2 Life with an explorer 3 Works 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditBorn in London in 1938 1 she was the daughter of John and Alexandra Hopkinson 2 3 She never had any formal domestic science training but was interested in food from an early age and learned cooking mainly by trial and error 1 Life with an explorer EditIn 1959 at the age of twenty she married the Cornish explorer Robin Hanbury Tenison and lived with him in a 14th century farmhouse on Bodmin Moor 1 They had two children Lucy b 1960 and Rupert b 1970 3 Her husband was often away on an expedition and Marika turned to writing in his absence She began by finding a job as a 1 a week cookery writer for a local paper 4 and over the next fifteen years wrote thirty cookbooks and numerous magazine articles She was cookery editor of the Sunday Telegraph from 1968 until her death in 1982 and also appeared frequently on Westward Television 1 In 1971 while still in pain from a serious illness following the birth of her son by Caesarean section 4 Marika Hanbury Tenison accompanied her husband on a three month expedition backed by Survival International to visit and live among the Xingu people in Brazil speaking with local people and studying their living conditions After returning to England Marika wrote For Better For Worse To the Brazilian Jungles and Back Again 1972 which was published in the United States with the title Tagging Along In 1973 the Hanbury Tenisons followed up their journey to Brazil with a three month visit to one to the islands of Indonesia Marika visited about a dozen tribes taking tea with former cannibals swimming through swollen rivers being attacked by leeches surviving a shipwreck and becoming ill and exhausted She wrote about the experience in A Slice of Spice published in 1974 The Hanbury Tenisons made their last research trip together in 1979 when they visited Malaysia as part of a Royal Geographical Society scientific expedition 5 Shortly afterwards Marika was diagnosed with cancer She died in 1982 at the age of forty four Works EditDeep Freeze Cookery 1970 ISBN 0 261 63203 5 Left Over for Tomorrow 1971 ISBN 0 140 46165 5 For Better For Worse 1972 ISBN 978 1 59048 205 6 A Slice of Spice 1974 ISBN 978 1 59048 204 9 Deep Freeze Sense 1976 ISBN 0 330 24652 6 Deep Freezing 1979 ISBN 0 340 22257 3 Cooking with Vegetables 1980 ISBN 0 224 01597 4 Princess and the Unicorn 1982 ISBN 978 0 583 30474 0 A Boy and a Dolphin 1983 ISBN 0 246 11930 6 The Fish Recipe Book 1983 ISBN 0 85941 538 4References Edit a b c d Hanbury Tenison M Deep Freeze Cookery 2nd edition London Pan Books 1972 p i Stephen Vines Obituary Lord Coylton The Independent 8 January 1996 a b Robin Hanbury Tenison Curriculum Vitae Archived 2007 10 09 at the Wayback Machine a b Hanbury Tenison M The Best of Marika Hanbury Tenison ed Catherine Stott London Telegraph Publications 1984 p 12 Patricia D Netzley Entry for Marika Hanbury Tenison from The Encyclopedia of Women s Travel and Exploration reproduced as entry for Marika Hanbury Tenison at Wings WorldQuest Archived 2008 07 06 at the Wayback MachineExternal links EditRobin Hanbury Tenison s website Patricia D Netzley Entry for Marika Hanbury Tenison from The Encyclopedia of Women s Travel and Exploration Marika Hanbury Tenison entry from Classic Travel Books Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marika Hanbury Tenison amp oldid 1085637729, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
