| Record Number |
744052 |
| ISBN |
9780007367757 (paperback) |
| Author |
Newby, Eric author. |
| Title |
A short walk in the Hindu Kush / Eric Newby ; preface by Evelyn Waugh ; epilogue by Hugh Carless. |
| Edition |
HarperPress paperback edition. |
| Publisher/Date |
London : HarperPress, 2010. |
| ©2008 |
| Pagination etc. |
xiv, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. |
| Contents note |
Originally published: London : Secker & Warburg, 1958. |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary Note |
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. |
| Subject - Name |
Newby, Eric |
| Newby, Eric -- Travel |
| Subject |
Travelers -- Great Britain -- Anecdotes |
| Travelers -- Great Britain -- Biography |
| Hindu Kush Mountains (Afghanistan and Pakistan) -- Description and travel |
| Added Author |
Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966 author of introduction, etc. |
| Carless, Hugh author of introduction, etc. |
| Shelf Location |
915.81 NEWB |
| Reservations Queue |
1 |
