{"product_id":"the-alps-or-sketches-of-life-and-nature-in-the-mountains-paperback-9781108061216","title":"The Alps; Or, Sketches of Life and Nature in the Mountains (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108061216","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Alps\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOr, Sketches of Life and Nature in the Mountains\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in English in 1861, this work is a guidebook to the Alps and the Alpine way of life.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHermann Alexander Berlepsch (Author), Leslie Stephen (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108061216, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 June 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e458 pages, 17 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.6 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFollowing 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTranslator's note\u003cbr\u003e 1. The fabric of the Alps\u003cbr\u003e 2. Granite\u003cbr\u003e 3. Erratic blocks\u003cbr\u003e 4. 'Karrenfields'\u003cbr\u003e 5. Nagelfluh\u003cbr\u003e 6. The landslip at Goldau\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Ban-forests\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Wettertanne\u003cbr\u003e 9. Prostrate firs\u003cbr\u003e 10. Alpine roses\u003cbr\u003e 11. The southern valleys\u003cbr\u003e 12. The chest-nut woods\u003cbr\u003e 13. A tale of the clouds\u003cbr\u003e 14. Cloud pictures\u003cbr\u003e 15. 'Wetterschiessen'\u003cbr\u003e 16. Thunderstorms\u003cbr\u003e 17. Waterfalls\u003cbr\u003e 18. Mountain snowstorms\u003cbr\u003e 19. Red snow\u003cbr\u003e 20. The 'Rüfe'\u003cbr\u003e 21. The avalanche\u003cbr\u003e 22. The glacier\u003cbr\u003e 23. Alpenglühen\u003cbr\u003e 24. Alpine summits\u003cbr\u003e 25. Mountain passes and Alpine roads\u003cbr\u003e 26. The hospices\u003cbr\u003e 27. Chalet life in the Alps\u003cbr\u003e 28. The Alp horn\u003cbr\u003e 29. The goat-boy\u003cbr\u003e 30. The Wildheuer\u003cbr\u003e 31. 'Alpstubete', or Alpine feasts\u003cbr\u003e 32. Timber fellers and floaters\u003cbr\u003e 33. 'Auf der Jagd'\u003cbr\u003e 34. Village life in the mountains.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266140459288,"sku":"9781108061216","price":37.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108061216i.jpg?v=1696748391","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-alps-or-sketches-of-life-and-nature-in-the-mountains-paperback-9781108061216","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}