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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (Paperback)
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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (Paperback)
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List price R300
Loot Price R238
Discovery Miles 2 380
You Save R62 (21%)
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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. Inexperienced and ill prepared (their preparations involved
nothing more than some tips from a Welsh waitress), the amateurish
rogues embark on a month of adventure and hardship in one of the
most beautiful wildernesses on earth - a journey that adventurers
with more experience and sense may never have undertaken. With good
humour, sharp wit and keen observation, the charming narrative
style of A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush would soon crystallise
Newby's reputation as one of the greatest travel writers of all
time. One of the greatest travel classics from one of Britain's
best-loved travel writers, this edition includes new photographs,
an epilogue from Newby's travelling companion, Hugh Carless, and a
prologue from one of Newby's greatest proponents, Evelyn Waugh.
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