The Sunlit Summit: The Life of W. H. Murray - Rilegato

Lloyd-Jones, Robin

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ISBN 10: 1908737387 ISBN 13: 9781908737380

Casa editrice: Sandstone Pr Ltd, 2013

Riassunto

William Hutchison Murray (1913 - 1996) was one of Scotland's most distinguished climbers in the years before and after the Second World War. As a prisoner of war in Italy he wrote his first classic book, Mountaineering in Scotland, on rough toilet paper which was confiscated and destroyed by the Gestapo. The rewritten version was published in 1947 and followed by the, now, equally famous, Undiscovered Scotland. In 1951 he was depute leader to Eric Shipton on the Everest Reconnaissance Expedition. In later years he became a successful novelist and pioneer conservationist.

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'There need never be another account of Murray s life.' --Robert Macfarlane, from his Foreword

Lloyd-Jones is a diligent and affectionate biographer, and although this tome is one that will be of huge interest to any mountaineer or conservationist, it is also sufficiently accessible to be worthy of investigation by the casual reader. --The Scottish Field

'Lloyd-Jones is a diligent and affectionate biographer, and although this tome is one that will be of huge interest to any mountaineer or conservationist, it is also sufficiently accessible to be worthy of investigation by the casual reader.' --Scottish Field

Lloyd-Jones is a diligent and affectionate biographer, and although this tome is one that will be of huge interest to any mountaineer or conservationist, it is also sufficiently accessible to be worthy of investigation by the casual reader. --The Scottish Field

'Lloyd-Jones is a diligent and affectionate biographer, and although this tome is one that will be of huge interest to any mountaineer or conservationist, it is also sufficiently accessible to be worthy of investigation by the casual reader.' --Scottish Field

'captivating reading... eminently readable and enjoyable.' --Active Outdoors

'Lloyd-Jones is a diligent and affectionate biographer, and although this tome is one that will be of huge interest to any mountaineer or conservationist, it is also sufficiently accessible to be worthy of investigation by the casual reader.' --Scottish Field

L'autore:

Robin Lloyd-Jones is a climber, teacher, and award winning author of novels, short fiction, radio drama and non-fiction. He is a former president of the Scottish Association of Writers and of Scottish PEN. He was a tutor in creative writing at Glasgow University and was awarded an honorary fellowship of the School of Latin American Studies following his book on street children, Fallen Angels (1992).

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• Editore: Sandstone Pr Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1908737387
• ISBN 13: 9781908737380
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 358