Fallen : Everest and the Enigma of George Mallory, Mick Conefry

Fallen : Everest and the Enigma of George Mallory, Mick ConefryNew Paperback In the years following his disappearance, George Mallory was elevated into an all British hero handsome, charismatic and daring, he was the 'Galahad' of Everest, who had died while taking on the ultimate challenge. But he was also a risk taker who could never get behind the wheel of a car without overtaking the vehicle in front; a climber who pushed himself and those around him to the limits; and a chaotic technophobe who was forever

'People ought to think for themselves

it asks why humans are compelled to climb and poses other

He explores Scotland and Empire

that history progresses in a nice straight line towards liberal democracy or socialism

and the opulently agricultural ‘broad acres’ beyond

'I hadn’t been very comfortable with fame

At its height in 660 BCE

and also look at how spinning and dyeing has changed over time

arts and crafts villas

as their odyssey develops into a history of the British nationhood

alongside many other similarly dramatic episodes

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