Barnaby Rogerson Eland's co-owner is also a prolific writer and recognized authority on North Africa and early Islam. As well countless articles for newspapers and magazines, he has written several books including a history of North Africa and a biography of The Prophet Muhammad.
Eland specializes in keeping the classics of travel literature in print. Eland books open out our understanding of other cultures, interpret the unknown, reveal different environments as well as celebrating the humour and occasional horrors of travel.
Eland is owned by three travel writers: Rose Baring, John Hatt and Barnaby Rogerson. It is run with the assistance of a team of self-motivated freelancers: such as Jennie Paterson (website), Antony Gray (typesetting and page design) and Stephanie Allen (publicity) who is also a Director.