Talbot Mundy, Philosopher of Adventure: A Critical Biography

by Brian Taves

Book Overview

This critical biography chronicles both the actual travels and the philosophical meanderings of Talbot Mundy, one of the pioneers of the fantasy and adventure genre. Less celebrated than his contemporaries Rudyard Kipling and Joseph Conrad, Mundy was no less gifted when it came to the literary portrayal of faraway lands. He was one of the first Western writers to show an appreciation of Eastern culture, and his writing became an outlet for his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786422343
• ISBN13: 9780786422340
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher