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Title: THE ALPS
OR, SKETCHES OF LIFE AND NATURE IN THE MOUNTAINS
By: Hermann Alexander Berlepsch, Leslie Stephen (Trans)
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 1108061214
ISBN 13: 9781108061216
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Publisher: CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION
Pub. date: 21 June, 2013
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
Pages: 458
Description: First published in English in 1861, this work is a guidebook to the Alps and the Alpine way of life.
Synopsis: Following the precedent and standards set by the Baedeker guides, travel literature enjoyed great popularity during the later nineteenth century. This guidebook to the Alps, written by Hermann Alexander Berlepsch (1814?-83) and translated from German by the renowned author and mountaineer Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), was first published in English in 1861. This was during the golden age of alpinism, when many major peaks were ascended for the first time. While later mountaineers concentrated on climbing as a sport, earlier expeditions were of a more scientific nature; this guidebook, which provides detailed information pertaining to the geology, flora and fauna of the Alps, is a reflection of this ambition. Also containing descriptions of village life and Alpine customs, it enjoyed a significant readership in its day and was also translated into French. It remains an instructive work in the history of alpinism and travel writing.
Illustrations: 17 b/w illus.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
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