Mallory`s disappearance on Everest in 1924 secured a place for him as one of
\nthe accepted heroes of the 20th century: it tended, at the same time, to
\novershadow the course of his life as a whole and to obscure the shape and
\ncomplexity of his personality. In this first full biography, David Robertson –
\nwho has had access to all the family papers – follows Mallory`s life from
\nboyhood in Cheshire and at Winchester, through the years from 1905 to 1909 at
\nCambridge and the years of school mastering at Charterhouse. Then on to a
\nhappy marriage, service in the First World War, and participation in the
\nEverest Expeditions of the Twenties. Two deep devotions – to the spirit of
\nadventure and to his family and personal friends – were the mainsprings of his
\nlife.
\nThis book, first published in 1969, shows him not only as a mountaineer of
\nextraordinary skill and action. It portraits a man who developed lively
\ninterests in the fields of literature, the arts and the main social and
\npolitical controversies of his day, and one whose circle of friends included
\nsome of his most brilliant contemporaries. Above all, it succeeds in conveying
\nMallory`s immense but unselfconscious charm, enhanced by transparent
\ndetermination to find out what was right – a charm captivating to so many, and
\nso very different people.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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