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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush, etc. [A reduced photographic reprint of the edition of 1958, with different plates and a preface.]

A frank and funny account of an ill-prepared Himalayan expedition from one of the world's best-loved travel writers. Ranked 16th in the National Geographic Adventure magazine ranking for the Top 100 adventure books of all time.

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  • "Walk in the Hindu Kush"

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  • "Some of the maps in this title are best viewed on a tablet device. 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."
  • "Beschrijving van de belevenissen van de auteur tijdens een wandeltocht in 1956 door de Pansjirvallei en Nuristan in het ruige Hindu Kush gebergte in Oost-Pakistan en Afghanistan."
  • "Eric Newby tells of his journey from Mayfair to Afghanistan and his travels through a spectacular country."
  • "Recounts the author's exploration of the Hindu Kush Mountains in the northeastern Afghanistan province of Nuristan."
  • "When Eric Newby, improbably earning his living in the London haute-couture trade, sent his fateful cable - CAN YOU TRAVEL NURISTAN JUNE? - it was the first step on a legendary journey from Mayfair to Afghanistan and the mountains of the Hindu Kush, north-east of Kabul. Ill-prepared and inexperienced, Newby and Carless endured a month of hardship with great good humour in one of the most beautiful wildernesses on earth."
  • ""The classic tale of adventure in Afghanistan's wild mountains."--Cover."
  • "A frank and funny account of an ill-prepared Himalayan expedition from one of the world's best-loved travel writers. Ranked 16th in the National Geographic Adventure magazine ranking for the Top 100 adventure books of all time."@en
  • "The experiences of the author and his friend, Hugh Carless, during a walking expedition through Nuristan."@en

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  • "Electronic books"
  • "rejsebeskrivelser"
  • "Biography"@en
  • "Reisebericht"
  • "Reisebericht 1956"

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  • "A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush, etc. [A reduced photographic reprint of the edition of 1958, with different plates and a preface.]"@en
  • "Op stap in de Hindu Kush"
  • "Zou guo Xingdu Kushi shan A short walk in the Hindu Kush"
  • "Un Petit tour dans l'Hindou Kouch"
  • "A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush. [With plates, including portraits.]"
  • "A Short walk in the Hindu Kush"
  • "A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush. [With plates, including portraits.]"@en
  • "A short walk in the Hindu Kush"@en
  • "A short walk in the Hindu Kush"
  • "Un petit tour dans l'Hindou Kouch"
  • "A short walk; a preposterous adventure"
  • "Ein Spaziergang im Hindukusch"
  • "A short walk : a preposterous adventure"@en
  • "Zou guo Xing du ku she shan"
  • "Zou guo xing du ku shi shan"
  • "走過興都庫什山 A short walk in the Hindu Kush"
  • "走過興都庫什山 = A short walk in the Hindu Kush"
  • "Zou guo Xingdu Kushi Shan = A short walk in the Hindu Kush"
  • "走過興都庫什山"
  • "A short walk in the Hindu Kush : a preposterous adventure"
  • "A short walk in the Hindu Kush : a preposterous adventure"@en
  • "Una Vuelta por el Hindu Kush"
  • "Una vuelta por el Hindu Kush"@es
  • "A short walk in the Hindu Kush. [With plates including portraits, and maps.]"@en

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