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High Snow
Swift Adventure Among Mysterious Mountains
A sparkling story of love and adventure in the towering mountains of Thibet. A
strange and mysterious land is this; a different world with its queer customs and ideas, its ancient religion, age-old monasteries and devil-chasing Lamas.
Such a might background and the inevitable drama of nature, call men and women to deeds of supreme courage, thrilling adventures and to great love. The novelist-explorer, "Ganpat" writes and adventure story with all the glamour of his years in far Thibet.
A sparkling story of love and adventure in the towering mountains of Thibet. A
strange and mysterious land is this; a different world with its queer customs and ideas, its ancient religion, age-old monasteries and devil-chasing Lamas.
Such a might background and the inevitable drama of nature, call men and women to deeds of supreme courage, thrilling adventures and to great love. The novelist-explorer, "Ganpat" writes and adventure story with all the glamour of his years in far Thibet.
338 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1927
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Ganpat
25 books2 followersMartin Louis Alan Gompertz was an Anglo-Indian soldier and writer, born in India, who wrote under the pseudonym of 'Ganpat', which was the nearest his Indian troops could get to pronouncing 'Gompertz'. He wrote adventure stories in the style of H. Rider Haggard.
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December 15, 2024
Unable to sleep, I browsed through thousands of dust jackets when I happened upon this one.
The picture of the snow-capped mountains—stunning!
High Snow starts off very similar to His Dark Materials trilogy – the atmosphere is mystical and has an air of danger with the characters cast as adventurers, exploring regions without GPS and satellite phones. It is easy to see how this book could be made into a Netflix series with the exceptional vibes. The prose is also quite enchanting.
Ganpat takes his time, slowly building up the characters.
Although this book is billed as an adventure story, the book is overshadowed by a romance. Each character talks about how he/she feels about the romance for multiple chapters. The adventure plot is almost entirely dropped, and the romance isn’t particularly well benchmarked.
The Green Light at the End of the Dock (How much I spent):
Hardcover Text – $22.90 from Abebooks and an additional $25 for a facsimile dust jacket
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The picture of the snow-capped mountains—stunning!
High Snow starts off very similar to His Dark Materials trilogy – the atmosphere is mystical and has an air of danger with the characters cast as adventurers, exploring regions without GPS and satellite phones. It is easy to see how this book could be made into a Netflix series with the exceptional vibes. The prose is also quite enchanting.
Ganpat takes his time, slowly building up the characters.
Although this book is billed as an adventure story, the book is overshadowed by a romance. Each character talks about how he/she feels about the romance for multiple chapters. The adventure plot is almost entirely dropped, and the romance isn’t particularly well benchmarked.
The Green Light at the End of the Dock (How much I spent):
Hardcover Text – $22.90 from Abebooks and an additional $25 for a facsimile dust jacket
Connect With Me!
Blog Threads BookTube Facebook Insta My Bookstore at Pango
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