Younghusband

Soldier, explorer, mystic, guru and spy, Francis Younghusband began his colonial career as a military adventurer and became a radical visionary who preached free love to his followers. Patrick French's award-winning biography traces the unpredictable life of the maverick with the 'damned rum name', who singlehandedly led the 1904 British invasion of Tibet, discovered a new route from China to India, organized the first expeditions up Mount Everest and attempted to start a new world religion. Following in Younghusband's footsteps, from Calcutta to the snows of the Himalayas, French pieces together the story of a man who embodies all the romance and folly of Britain's lost imperial dream.

ISBN	0241950392	Pages	464
ISBN13	9780241950395 (What's this?)	Weight (grammes)	343
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd	Published in	London
Imprint	Penguin Books Ltd	Height (mm)	198
Format	Paperback	Width (mm)	129
Publication date	27 Jan 2011	Spine width (mm)	21
DEWEY	941.081092	Academic level	General
DEWEY edition	DC22

Beautifully written, wise, balanced, fair, funny and above all extremely original -- William Dalrymple Dazzling -- Niall Ferguson I found myself reading through the night. This is a rare gem of a book, one which so perfectly combines author and subject that it must set new standards for the future of historical biography Independent on Sunday A glorious biography, fair, frank and always interesting ... They don't come much more enjoyable than this -- Jan Morris Independent Breathtakingly accomplished -- Jonathan Keats Observer A charming biography which mingles travel with impressive research -- Ian Thomson Sunday Times

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