tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post7854775023110130595..comments2023-11-01T02:35:48.057+00:00Comments on Geranium Cat's Bookshelf: A Deathful Ridge by J.A. WainwrightGeraniumCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-34662155730445896892007-11-16T14:28:00.000+00:002007-11-16T14:28:00.000+00:00Thank you, becca, you are very welcome!Thank you, becca, you are very welcome!Jodie Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442935205880334932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-84301540946622794622007-11-16T14:14:00.000+00:002007-11-16T14:14:00.000+00:00What a lovely book blog. As a book addict, I am de...What a lovely book blog. As a book addict, I am delighted to find you and will visit this and your other blog regularly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-76356574551734416662007-11-16T10:35:00.000+00:002007-11-16T10:35:00.000+00:00Melanie, the Spufford book sounds very interesting...Melanie, the Spufford book sounds very interesting and I'd like to think about what it says in relation to the Wainwright book; I shall certainly try to get it from the library. Thanks for telling me about it.Jodie Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442935205880334932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-55363336344618604072007-11-15T23:55:00.000+00:002007-11-15T23:55:00.000+00:00I'm currently reading Francis Spufford's "I May be...I'm currently reading Francis Spufford's "I May be some time : Ice and the English imagination", which is primarily about the symbolic importance of polar exploration in the Victorian/Edwardian era. He talks about some of the issues you've brought up here - I'd like to read this next and see how these ideas apply to Everest. I'm sure Spufford's characterization of the wilds as offering something "sublime" to that idealistic and empire-minded generation would be relevant to Mallory's story as well.Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-16444718874174169962007-11-15T11:24:00.000+00:002007-11-15T11:24:00.000+00:00Yes, very much - and the whole race to the pole th...Yes, very much - and the whole race to the pole thing shows that it's not a uniquely British phenomenon, by any means. But Wainwright does have some interesting suggestions about how Britain was ready to mythologise Mallory - I found myself taking quite a long time to read it because I had to think about it.Jodie Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442935205880334932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-42444126547099511232007-11-14T18:04:00.000+00:002007-11-14T18:04:00.000+00:00It somewhat reminds me of Robert Peary's claim to ...It somewhat reminds me of Robert Peary's claim to have been the first man to the North Pole. So many people wanted to believe it (or have it believed).John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.com