Paths of Glory (Archer novel)

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*Paths of Glory*
First edition (UK)
Author	Jeffrey Archer
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Publisher	Macmillan (UK) St. Martin's Press (US)
Publication date	3 March 2009
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	466
ISBN	978-0-312-53951-1
OCLC	243544580
Dewey Decimal	823/.914 22
LC Class	PR6051.R285 P38 2009

Paths of Glory is a novel by English author Jeffrey Archer based on the story of George Mallory who died attempting to climb Everest in the 1920s. It was published by St. Martin's Press on 3 March 2009. It fictionally supports the claims that George Mallory, an Englishman, was the first to conquer Mount Everest – before Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

Controversy[]

The novel caused a controversy in New Zealand, with major newspaper The Dominion Post calling it an insult to Sir Edmund Hillary.^[1]

Characters[]

George Mallory: Professor and climber
Ruth Mallory: Thackeray Turner's daughter and George's wife
Reverend Leigh Mallory: George's father
Annie Mallory: George's mother
Avie Mallory: George's sister
Mary Mallory: George's sister
Trafford Mallory: George's brother
Guy Bullock: George's best friend
Mr. Graham Irving: George's teacher
A. C. Benson: George's teacher at Cambridge
Geoffrey Winthrop Young: Chairman of the Alpine Club and George's climbing mentor
George Finch: George's Australian rival at mountain climbing
Andrew O'Sullivan: Teacher, George's colleague at Charterhouse
Mr. Thackeray Turner: School governor at Charterhouse
Marjorie and Mildred Turner: Mr Turner's daughters
Sandy Irvine: George's final climbing partner
Mr. Arthur Hinks: Secretary Everest committee
Brigadier General Bruce: General posted in India
Sir Edward Norton: Climber
Howard Somervell: Climber
Professor Noel Odell: Climber
Captain John Noel: Climber
Claire, Beridge and John Mallory: George's children.

References[]

^ "Jeffrey Archer's insult to Sir Ed".

v t Jeffrey Archer
Fiction	Not A Penny More, Not A Penny Less (1976) Shall We Tell the President? (1977) Kane and Abel (1980) The Prodigal Daughter (1982) First Among Equals (1984) A Matter of Honour (1986) As the Crow Flies (1991) Honour Among Thieves (1993) The Fourth Estate (1996) The Eleventh Commandment (1998) Sons of Fortune (2002) False Impression (2005) The Gospel According to Judas (2007) A Prisoner of Birth (2008) Paths of Glory (2009) Only Time Will Tell (2011) The Sins of the Father (2012) Best Kept Secret (2013) Be Careful What You Wish For (2014) Mightier Than the Sword (2015) Cometh the Hour (2016) This Was a Man (2016)
Non-fiction	Hell - Belmarsh (2002) Purgatory - Wayland (2003) Heaven - North Sea Camp (2004)
Short story collections	A Quiver Full of Arrows (1980) A Twist in the Tale (1988) Twelve Red Herrings (1994) The Collected Short Stories (1997) To Cut a Long Story Short (2000) Cat O'Nine Tales (2006) And Thereby Hangs a Tale (2010)
Short stories	"Old Love" (1980)

v t Mount Everest
Topography and landmarks	Base Camp Geneva Spur Hillary Step Hornbein Couloir Kangshung Face (East Face) Kangshung Glacier Khumbu Glacier Khumbu Icefall Lhakpa La Lho La North Col North Face Norton Couloir Rongbuk Glacier South Col South Summit Three Pinnacles Three Steps "Green Boots cave" Western Cwm
Expeditions	1921 British reconnaissance 1922 British 1924 British (Affair of the Dancing Lamas) 1933 British 1935 British 1936 British 1938 British 1950–52 British–Swiss–US reconnaissance 1951 British 1952 Swiss 1953 British 1960 Chinese 1975 British SW Face 1976 British–Nepalese SW Face 1996 Indo-Tibetan Border Police 2006 Philippine 2007 Altitude Everest expedition Earth Day 20 International Peace Climb Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition
Notable fatalities	Francys Arsentiev (Sleeping Beauty) Peter Boardman Green Boots Sandy Irvine George Mallory Hannelore Schmatz David Sharp Joe Tasker
Committees	Joint Himalayan Committee Mount Everest Committee
In media	Beyond the Edge The Climb (book) The Climb (2007 film) The Epic of Everest Everest (1998 film) Everest (2015 film) Everest (Indian TV series) Everest '82 Everest: Beyond the Limit EverestMax Expedition Everest (roller coaster) Into Thin Air The Man Who Skied Down Everest Mount Everest webcam Paths of Glory Peak The Conquest of Everest The Wildest Dream Wings Over Everest
Years	1970 disaster 1974 avalanche 1996 disaster 2012 2013 2014 avalanche 2015 avalanches 2016 2017 2018
Mount Everest massif	Khumbutse Lhotse Lingtren Nuptse Pumori
Records	Times to the summit 20th-century summiters
Mountain guides	List of Mount Everest guides Sherpas

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