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My Home in the Alps is an intimate work of travel memoir and domestic observation, presenting the Alpine world not merely as scenery for adventure but as a lived environment shaped by seasons, customs, labour, and risk. Written in a lucid late-Victorian prose, it combines descriptive exactness with personal enthusiasm, moving between mountain landscape, village life, and the practical realities of residence among the peaks. Its literary context lies within the flourishing nineteenth-century tradition of Alpine writing, yet it is distinguished by a woman's experienced eye and by its refusal to treat the mountains as spectacle alone. Aubrey Mrs. Le Blond, born Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed, was one of the most accomplished women mountaineers of her generation, as well as a photographer, filmmaker, and prolific writer on Alpine subjects. Her long familiarity with Switzerland and the high mountains gave her authority beyond that of the casual tourist. The book reflects a life shaped by climbing, observation, and independence, and it carries the confidence of someone who knew the Alps as both playground and home. Readers interested in mountaineering history, women's travel writing, or the cultural imagination of the Alps will find this volume especially rewarding. It offers charm, knowledge, and historical insight in equal measure.
My Home in the Alps is an intimate work of travel memoir and domestic observation, presenting the Alpine world not merely as scenery for adventure but as a lived environment shaped by seasons, customs, labour, and risk. Written in a lucid late-Victorian prose, it combines descriptive exactness with personal enthusiasm, moving between mountain landscape, village life, and the practical realities of residence among the peaks. Its literary context lies within the flourishing nineteenth-century tradition of Alpine writing, yet it is distinguished by a woman's experienced eye and by its refusal to treat the mountains as spectacle alone. Aubrey Mrs. Le Blond, born Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed, was one of the most accomplished women mountaineers of her generation, as well as a photographer, filmmaker, and prolific writer on Alpine subjects. Her long familiarity with Switzerland and the high mountains gave her authority beyond that of the casual tourist. The book reflects a life shaped by climbing, observation, and independence, and it carries the confidence of someone who knew the Alps as both playground and home. Readers interested in mountaineering history, women's travel writing, or the cultural imagination of the Alps will find this volume especially rewarding. It offers charm, knowledge, and historical insight in equal measure.
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| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
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| Genre: | Importe |
| Produktart: | Karten & Stadtpläne |
| Region: | Europa |
| Rubrik: | Reisen |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9788028330910 |
| ISBN-10: | 8028330916 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Blond, Aubrey Le |
| Hersteller: | Sharp Ink |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Copycat s.r.o., 22, Holesovice, Schnirchova 662, ?-170 00 Prague, kristoferpaetau@gmail.com |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 4 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Aubrey Le Blond |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 17.11.2023 |
| Gewicht: | 0,107 kg |