The Alps: An English Translation by Stanley Mason

by Albrecht von Haller

Amongst the millions of tourists who roam the Alps from end to end each year in search of pleasure, health and adventure, few would be likely to consider him as a forerunner of such recreations. Yet it was in fact his master poem that first stirred people's interest in the Alps, fostering a movement that from small beginnings turned into an avalanche which has not yet come to a halt. He wrote his enthusiastic stanzas at a time when high mountains...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3905802872
• ISBN13: 9783905802870
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Theodor Boder Verlag
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"