A short walk in the Hindu Kush
Newby, Eric2010
Book
A classic of travel writing, 'A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush' is Eric Newby's iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth. It was 1956, and Eric Newby was earning an improbable living in the chaotic family business of London haute couture. Pining for adventure, Newby sent his friend Hugh Carless the now-famous cable - CAN YOU TRAVEL NURISTAN JUNE? - setting in motion a legendary journey from Mayfair to Afghanistan, and the mountains of the Hindu Kush, north-east of Kabul.
Main title:
A short walk in the Hindu Kush / Eric Newby ; preface by Evelyn Waugh ; epilogue by Hugh Carless.
Author:
Newby, Eric, authorWaugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966, author of introduction, etcCarless, Hugh, author of introduction, etc
Edition:
HarperPress paperback edition.
Imprint:
London : HarperPress, 2010.©1958
Collation:
xiv, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London : Secker & Warburg, 1958.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
97800073677579780007367757 (paperback)
Dewey class:
915.81
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
148450
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