Geographical classic #26.(A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush)(Brief article)(Book review)

From: Geographical | Date: January 1, 2006| Author: Hanbury-Tenison, Robin | Copyright information

A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush by Eric Newby

First published 1958 by Secker & Warburg. Most recent edition published by Picador, pb, pp256, 7.99 [pounds sterling]

A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush is one of the best known and best loved travel books ever written. This is largely because of the hilarious description at the end of the meeting between Eric Newby and his travelling companion Hugh Carless and the legendary Wilfred Thesiger and the famous last line: "W...

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