Crossing an Alpine Pass on Ski E-Book

Arthur Conan Doyle

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• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 14

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2025

Beschreibung

Embark on a heart-pounding alpine adventure with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as he swaps his deerstalker hat for skis in Crossing an Alpine Pass on Ski. In this vivid autobiographical account, Doyle recounts one of the earliest ski expeditions by an Englishman across the treacherous mountain passes of the Alps in the late 19th century. What begins as a daring physical challenge quickly unfolds into a thrilling tale of endurance, discovery, and sheer human will against nature's white-clad giants. With a mix of danger, exhilaration, and poetic awe for the snow-laden wilderness, Doyle not only captures the spirit of exploration but also introduces a generation to the seductive pull of the slopes. This narrative is a rare glimpse into the adventurer behind Sherlock Holmes—one willing to brave avalanches, blizzards, and bone-deep cold for the love of the unknown.

Leseprobe

Crossing an Alpine Pass on Ski

Autobiographical Writings

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Prepared and edited by: Rafat Allam

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Published in The Strand Magazine, December 1894

No part of this publication may be reproduced whole or in part in any form without the prior written permission of the author

Table of Contents

Crossing an Alpine Pass on Ski

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Arthur Conan Doyle

Early Life and Education

Medical Studies and Early Career

The Birth of Sherlock Holmes

Other Literary Works

Personal Life

Spiritualism and Later Life

Honours and Legacy

Landmarks

Table of Contents

Cover

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THERE is nothing peculiarly malignant in the appearance of a pair of ski. They are two slips of elm wood, eight feet long, four inches broad, with a square heel, turned-up toes, and straps in the centre to secure your feet. No one, to look at them, would guess at the possibilities which lurk in them. But you put them on and you turn with a smile to see whether your friends are looking at you, and then the next moment you are boring your head madly into a snow bank, and kicking frantically with both feet, and half-rising, only to butt viciously into that snow bank again, and your friends are getting more entertainment than they had ever thought you capable of giving.