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No authors at the moment begin with 'A'
William E. Bowman The Ascent of Rum Doodle
London: Parrish, 1956. 141pp, 16 plates, illus., 20.5cm
A famous comic novel said to satirize Tilman's 1938 Everest expedition.
See Rum Doodle web site
The novels of Glyn Carr (Showell Styles)
Corpse at Camp Two
London: Bles, 1955.
Death Finds a Foothold
London: Bles, 1961.
No authors at the moment begin with 'D'
No authors at the moment begin with 'E'
Roger Frison-Roche First on the Rope
London: Methuen, 1949. 268pp.
Climbing in the Chamonix area between the wars.
No authors at the moment begin with 'G'
Dougal Haston Calculated Risk
London: Diadem, 1979. 190pp, 23cm.
Unfinished, posthumous novel set in Scotland and the Alps.
Roger Hubank North Wall
London: Hutchinson, 1977. 191pp, 20.5cm.
A tense and exciting story of a north face climb and the relationship of the climbers, an experienced professional and a keen amateur.
No authors at the moment begin with 'I'
No authors at the moment begin with 'J'
No authors at the moment begin with 'K'
Molly Lefebure Scratch and Co
London: Gollancz, 1968. 158pp, illus., 20.5cm.
A children's novel about a mountaineering expedition undertaken by cats. Illustrated by A. Wainwright.
Molly Lefebure The Hunting of Wilberforce Pike
London: Gollancz, 1970. 156pp, illus., 20.5cm.
A children's novel about how a gang of cats deals with a cruel cat-catcher called Wilberforce Pike. Illustrated by A. Wainwright.
Hamish MacInnes Death Reel
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1976. 192pp.
A.E.W.Mason A Romance of Wastdale
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1895.
A tale of murder and jealousy set in the Lake District mountains.
A.E.W.Mason Running Water
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1907. 352pp, 20cm.
A famous climbing novel with an exciting scene on the Brenva Spur of Mont Blanc.
John Masters Far, Far the Mountain Peak
London: Michael Joseph, 1957. 415pp, 20cm.
Beautifully written story about an obsession to climb a Himalayan Peak.
Hugh Merrick (Harold A. Meyer) (1898 - 1980) Andreas at Sundown
London: Hale, 1944. 320p
Fictitious reminiscences of an Alpine guide.
Gwen Moffat Lady With a Cool Eye
London: Gollancz, 1973. 192pp, 21cm.
Gwen Moffat's first novel in which she introduces her amateur detective Miss Pink; set in North Wales.
William Hutchinson Murray Dark Rose the Phoenix
London: Secker and Warburg, 1965. 223pp.
Crime thriller set partly in the mountains od Andorra.
Wilfrid Noyce The Gods are Angry
London: Heinemann, 1957. 198pp.
A story of an ascent of a Himalayan peak.
No authors at the moment begin with 'O'
No authors at the moment begin with 'P'
No authors at the moment begin with 'Q'
No authors at the moment begin with 'R'
Samivel The Summits of Samivel
Port Townsend (Washington): Alta House, 1986. 103pp, illus., 32cm.
The work of 'Samivel', an artist born in Paris who grew up in the Savoy region of the French Alps. Foreword by Yvon Chouinard. Originally published in 1985 as 'Samivel des Cimes'.
Joe Simpson The Water People
London: Jonathan Cape, 1992. 239pp, 22cm.
Joe Simpson's first novel, written after his classic 'Touching the Void'.
Frank Smythe Secret Mission
London: Hodder, 1942. 256pp, 19cm.
A thriller set in the Himalayas.
The novels of Showell Styles (see also Glyn Carr)
The Camp in the Hills
London: Benn, 1964.
Journey with a Secret
Meredith Press
Kami the Sherpa
Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1957.
Ladder of Snow
London: Gollancz, 1962.
The Lost Glacier
London: Hart-Davis, 1955.
Lost Pothole
Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1961.
Geoffrey Sutton Fell Days
1948
Stories and essays mainly about the Lake District.
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