- 1982 first edition, 255 pages
- Published by Andre Deutch Ltd, London
- Hardcover with dust jacket, black boards
- Very good condition, some fading to dust jacket, especially the spine. Minor tear top of dust jacket at spine.
- Rare book. Black and White photos, Maps, Index included.
The Search for Mount Kailas and the Sources of the Great Rivers of India.
Throughout Asia and the Far East there runs a common legend of a great mountain at the centre of the world where four rivers take their source. Charles Allen, author of Plain Tales from Raj and Tales from the Dark Continent traces this legend back to Western Tibet.
Here on the high Tibetan plateau stands Kailas, the holiest mountain on earth, worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists alike as the home of their gods and the navel of the world. Close by are the sources of four of Asia's mightiest rivers; the sacred Ganges, the Indus, the Sutlej and the Tsangpo-Brahmaputra.
For centuries the enigma of Kailas and its attendant rivers has challenged men's imaginations and ambitions - but few outsiders have ever succeeded in penetrating the hostile, frozen wastelands beyond the Western Himalayas. Charles Allen tells the extraordinary story of how that challenge was taken up by a succession of remarkable men - culminating in a 'race' for discoveries in the last years of the Victorian era.
Supported by numerous contemporary photographs, drawings and maps, Charles Allen imbues this true story of exploration and high adventure with all the excitement and romance that the subject demands.
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