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    With a wicked eye for absurdities, Gordon MacCreagh recounts his adventures with eight "Eminent Scientificos" as they set out to explore the Amazon in 1923 without any idea of what lies ahead of them: rapids, malaria, monkey stew, and "dangerous savages." A combination of Twain's The Innocents Abroad and a cautionary tale for explorers, this is one of the most honest accounts ever written of a scientific expedition.

    This is his account of the three separate expeditions to Mount Everest in 1921, 1922 and 1924—the expedition in which Mallory and Irving lost their lives.

    Little explored and virtually inaccessible, the Tsangpo Gorge in south-east Tibet is the world's deepest. Through it twists the Yarlong Tsangpo, Tibet's great river, emerging far below on the plains of India. This is the story of its exploration and the flora and fauna found there.

    He always replies: 'There is no secret. You either enjoy yourself or you do not. If you do, say so; if you do not - say so ' This disarming sincerity is, perhaps, responsible for the charm and fascination of his books. The feel and smell of the countryside, also a sense of movement, find their way into these light-hearted wanderings, and, combined with humour, acute observation, sympathy and an engaging curiosity, have justly gained for them a wide and increasing popularity. This book is full of anecdotes from his nightly trawls of London, packed with humour and charm. Contents Include: The Nights of London - The Dead City - When the 'Tubes' Stop - Ships at Night - Under Waterloo Bridge - A Jungle Night - At a Stage Door - Night in Hospital - Fan-Tan - Drama on Wheels - Cabaret - The First Edition - A Lost Day - 'Sir Percivale' - White and Yellow - Ambition's Road - Love and Youth - Omnibuses in Bed - Dining Out - The 'Spring Onion' - 'Charlie Brown's' - Fire - Behind the Scenes - Gladiators - The Unborn Home - Chinese New Year - The Happy Man - Sorting the '5.30' - The Thames: Two A.M. - Bloomsbury - The 'Old Vic' - The East's 'West End' - A Suburban Dance - 'Pub Crawlers' - A Night Club - To Anywhere - Our Last Inn - Dawn Over London

    The book is divided into sections dealing with early names, territorial divisions, general surveys of areas; it also looks at saints, church terms, and river names. This is essential reading for anyone interested in Scottish history and the derivations of place-names the length and breadth of the country.