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    Reference 4507 (2612)
    Category Miscellaneous
    Author Bowman, W.E. Introduction by Bill Bryson
    Title The Ascent of Rum Doodle
    Publishing Information London: Pimlico Random House, 2001 071266808X
    Description 2001 Paperback Edition: xx, 167 pages. A very funny book, anyone who has ever been on a travel "expedition" will appreciate this book. First published in 1956, The Ascent of Rum Doodle quickly became established as a mountaineering classic. As an outrageously funny spoof about the ascent of a 40,000-and-a-half-foot peak, many thought it inspired by the 1953 conquest of Everest. But Bowman had drawn on the flavour and tone of earlier adventures, of Bill Tilman and his 1937 account of the Nandi Devi expedition. The book's central and unforgettable character, Binder, is one of the finest creations in comic literature.
    Price £10.00
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