Author(s): Fleming, Fergus

Europe

In the eighteenth century the Alps were believed to be home to dragons and other fantastical monsters. This attitude changed during the Enlightenment period, but it was the arrival of the early British explorers which turned mountaineering into an obsession, an art form, and a competitive sport.

Fergus Fleming was educated at Oxford University and City University, London and trained as an accountant and barrister before working as a furniture maker. He has been a freelance writer since 1991, and he has written a number of children's books, including one on the history of spying. Barrow's Boys, which is a chronicle of nineteenth-century exploration, was read on BBC Radio 4. His second work of non-fiction is Killing Dragons: A History of Alpine Exploration. It will be followed by Ninety Degrees North in Autumn 2001. He lives in Cheltenham.

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