{"product_id":"always-a-little-further-a-classic-tale-of-camping-hiking-and-climbing-in-scotland-in-the-thirties-by-alastair-borthwick","title":"Always a Little Further: A Classic Tale of Camping, Hiking and Climbing in Scotland in the Thirties. by Alastair Borthwick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst published in 1939, Alastair Borthwick’s \u003cem\u003eAlways a Little Further\u003c\/em\u003e is a lively and affectionate account of the young working men and women who escaped the industrial streets of 1930s Glasgow at weekends to hike, camp and climb among the mountains of the Scottish Highlands. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten with warmth, humour and a keen feeling for landscape, it captures the fellowship, hardships and exhilarating freedom of an age when outdoor adventure required little more than stout boots, a tent and an enquiring spirit. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis new edition, published by Eneas Mackay in 1947, brings together fine nature writing, social history and an enduring celebration of ordinary people discovering the wild. Its themes remain remarkably relevant today, as growing numbers once again seek refuge from crowded urban life in walking, climbing and the restorative freedom of the countryside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegarded as an important book about the start of the youth hostel movement.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo dust jacket. The book is in good condition with the binding intact.  There is light foxing to the page edges and minimal on the pages themselves.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59327079711065,"sku":"Shelf 4","price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/6021\/files\/Borthwick.jpg?v=1788763801","url":"https:\/\/www.quaybooksstore.com\/products\/always-a-little-further-a-classic-tale-of-camping-hiking-and-climbing-in-scotland-in-the-thirties-by-alastair-borthwick","provider":"Quay Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}