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100 1 _aLunn, Arnold,
_d1888-1974
245 1 0 _aOxford Mountaineering Essays
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2017-11-28
505 0 _aAn artist of mountains: C.J. Holmes / by Michael T.H. Sadler -- Of the behaviour of a chamois: and incidentally of some other matters / by Julian S. Huxley -- The mountains in Greek poetry / by Norman Egerton Young -- A journey / by Hugh Kingsmill Lunn -- The mountaineer and the pilgrim / by H.E.G. Tyndale -- Passes / by N.T. Huxley -- British Hills / by H.R. Pope -- Roof-climbing at Oxford -- The mountains of youth / by Arnold H.M. Lunn.
508 _aProduced by Anita Hammond, Wayne Hammond, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"Oxford Mountaineering Essays" by Arnold Lunn is a collection of essays about the philosophical, artistic, and personal experiences related to mountaineering, published in the early 20th century. The essays are inspired by discussions among members of various Alpine clubs based in Oxford, focusing on the emotional and metaphysical relationships people have with mountains. The work suggests that despite the age of mountaineering and the many climbs achieved, there remains ample opportunity for literary and artistic exploration of the mountains’ significance. The opening of the collection includes a preface from Arnold Lunn, detailing the inspiration behind the essays, which stemmed from a conversational gathering at an Oxford tea-party. He expresses a yearning to convey a subjective appreciation of the mountain experience, striving to capture not just the physical challenges but the deeper meanings these landscapes hold for youth and adventure. The editor introduces the contributors, highlighting their personal reflections and emphasizing their lack of pretension or groundbreaking ascents, thereby inviting the reader to engage with the evocative narratives and insights into human connection with nature found throughout the essays. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMountains
653 _aMountaineering
653 _aAlps
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56063
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