how the English made the Alps

Part history and part biography, the volume examines the artists, scientists,
gentlemen- adventurers, invalids, and the aristocrats and eccentrics who all
flocked to the Alps. Jim Ring tells the story of the English love affair with
the Alps, from its beginnings in the early Romantic movement, through the
formation of the Alpine Club, to the interwar years and the development of
downhill skiing. PB