The Ascent of Rum Doodle - Softcover

Bowman, W.E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099317702 ISBN 13: 9780099317708

Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd, 1983

Synopsis

1983. Arrow Edition. 134 pages. 8 oz. (7.5 x 4.375 x .5 inches Paperback) . The Ascent of Rum Doodle by W.E. Bowman, ISBN#0099317702. Humor,

About this title

From the Publisher:

First published in 1956, The Ascent of Rum Doodle quickly became a mountaineering classic. As an outrageously funny spoof about the ascent of a 40,000-and-a-half-foot peak, many thought it was inspired by the 1953 conquest of Everest. But Bowman has drawn on the flavor 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. With an Introduction by Bill Bryson.

From the Inside Flap:

First published in 1956, The Ascent of Rum Doodle quickly became a mountaineering classic. As an outrageously funny spoof about the ascent of a peak in the Himalayas, many thought it was 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0099317702
• ISBN 13: 9780099317708
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 134