British Adventure

Description

A collection of essays on real life adventures by British pioneers, from mountaineers to seamen, with an introduction by Nigel Tangye, who outlines the spirit of adventure peculiar to the British: “Our attitude towards adventure is a puzzle to men of other lands. To them it is frequently illogical, but we admire the spirit in a man who attempts the impossible, and whether he has as much stupidity as spirit does not really matter.” There follows a series of essays on British polar explorers, mountaineers, soldiers, airmen and merchant adventurers, the heroes of the tales including Sir Francis Drake, Professor Tyndall, Blanchard and Jeffries, the Earl of Sandwich and the Duke of Wellington. This first edition hardback, published in 1947, is in very good condition.