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A Rope of Writers: A Look at Mountaineering Literature in Britain
A Rope of Writers A Look at Mountaineering Literature in Britain Author:Graham Wilson Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize. A shrewd, appreciative appraisal of a century of British mountaineering literature, from O G Jones and W P Haskett Smith to the modern guidebook. Graham Wilson, several-times author in the field himself, takes a look at a long, varied and (mostly) honourable tradition. He leads the reader on a diverse ... more »tour, taking in essayists, fiction-writers, humorists, philosophers and even a hill fanzine.« less