Paths of Glory
Jeffrey Archer's novel is based on the British mountaineer who uttered the most famous words in climbing history: when asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest, George Mallory (1886-1924) answered simply, "Because it's there." This Cambridge graduate was just 37 when he died in his third...
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Jeffrey Archer's novel is based on the British mountaineer who uttered the most famous words in climbing history: when asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest, George Mallory (1886-1924) answered simply, "Because it's there." This Cambridge graduate was just 37 when he died in his third attempt to scale that elusive summit. Seventy-five years passed before his body was recovered. Paths of Glory invites you to accompany Mallory as he moves from hobnobbing with the Bloomsbury group to ascending Asia's most forbidding peak. A bracing armchair adventure.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781429971690 (142997169X)
ASIN: 9781429971690
Publish date: 03-03-2009
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Novels,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
Sports,
Mountaineering,
Fiction,
Historical
Tries to tell the story of George Mallory, and manages to suck all the life out of what could have been a great tale of adventure. Archer's writing is flat, repetitive, and dull. Don't bother. Just two stars and not recommended. For the longer review, please go here:http://www.epinions.com/review/Bo...
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