Frost on My Moustache : The Arctic Exploits of a Lord and a Loafer

Moore, Tim

ISBN 10: 0349111537 / ISBN 13: 9780349111537

Published by Little, Brown Book Group Limited, 1999

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Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Frost on My Moustache : The Arctic Exploits of a Lord and a Loafer
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Limited
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0349111537
• ISBN 13: 9780349111537
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 0.783 pounds

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Synopsis

Inspired by the swashbuckling travelogues of Victorian diplomat Lord Dufferin, frail surburbanite Tim Moore sets out to prove his physical and spiritual worth before his sceptical Nordic in-laws by retracing Dufferin's epic voyage to Iceland and Spitzbergen. Dufferin's battles with icebergs, polar bears and the deep potations of hospitable Norsemen is a tale of derring-do; Moore's struggle against seasickness, vertigo and over-priced groceries is all too plainly one of derring-don't. As his bid to emulate the Empire tradition of fearless pluck in the face of adversity crumbles before haughty Icelandic skippers, a convoy of Norwegian Vikings and Spitzbergen's Soviet ghost towns, he finds himself transferring his affections to Dufferin's valet Wilson, a man so profoundly gloomy that he was seen to smile but once, when told that his colleague, the steward, had been almost thrown overboard. As Moore says, Dufferin seems the personification of Kipling's If. I'm more of a But... man myself. The volume is the wretched apologia of a big earl's blouse.

About the Author

Failed dandy Tim Moore lives in West London with his wife and slightly too many children. His writing has appeared in several publications including the SUNDAY TIMES, the INDEPENDENT, the OBSERVER, ESQUIRE and the EVENING STANDARD.