Alps - Or, Sketches of Life and Nature in the Mountains

Klappentext Following the precedent and standards set by the Baedeker guides, travel literature enjoyed great popularity during the later nineteenth century. This guidebook to the Alps, written by Hermann Alexander Berlepsch (1814?-83) and translated from German by the renowned author and mountaineer Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), was first published in English in 1861. This was during the golden age of alpinism, when many major peaks were ascended for the first time. While later mountaineers concentrated on climbing as a sport, earlier expeditions were of a more scientific nature; this guidebook, which provides detailed information pertaining to the geology, flora and fauna of the Alps, is a reflection of this ambition. Also containing descriptions of village life and Alpine customs, it enjoyed a significant readership in its day and was also translated into French. It remains an instructive work in the history of alpinism and travel writing. Zusammenfassung First published in English in 1861, during the golden age of alpinism and travel writing, this work by Hermann Alexander Berlepsch (1814?–83) was translated from German by Leslie Stephen (1832–1904), a renowned British mountaineer in his day. The book is a scientific and cultural guidebook to the Alps. Inhaltsverzeichnis Translator's note; 1. The fabric of the Alps; 2. Granite; 3. Erratic blocks; 4. 'Karrenfields'; 5. Nagelfluh; 6. The landslip at Goldau; 7. The Ban-forests; 8. The Wettertanne; 9. Prostrate firs; 10. Alpine roses; 11. The southern valleys; 12. The chest-nut woods; 13. A tale of the clouds; 14. Cloud pictures; 15. 'Wetterschiessen'; 16. Thunderstorms; 17. Waterfalls; 18. Mountain snowstorms; 19. Red snow; 20. The 'Rüfe'; 21. The avalanche; 22. The glacier; 23. Alpenglühen; 24. Alpine summits; 25. Mountain passes and Alpine roads; 26. The hospices; 27. Chalet life in the Alps; 28. The Alp horn; 29. The goat-boy; 30. The Wildheuer; 31. 'Alpstubete', or Alpine feasts; 32. Timber fellers and floaters; 33. 'Auf der Jagd'; 34. Village life in the mountains....

Product details

• Authors: Hermann Alexander Berlepsch, Berlepsch Hermann Alexander
• Assisted by: Leslie Stephen (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.06.2013
• EAN: 9781108061216
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06121-6
• No. of pages: 458
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Other sports disciplines; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Alps, HISTORY / Historical Geography, TRAVEL / Europe / Western, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Active outdoor pursuits, Swiss Alps, Classic Travel Writing, Historical Geography