Genre:

Reminiscences, Spoof

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [2]

Illustrators:

T Hood

Subjects:

Exploration

People mentioned:

William E Parry

    The article is purportedly written by the barely literate servant of Edward B Wilbraham, whose account of his assent of Mont Blanc had previously appeared in the Keepsake. The illustration 'Too Cold to Bear' (facing 49) depicts a bear warming itself by a fire, while a party of disconsolate climbers huddle together at a distance. The illustration 'Figuring in the Album of Mont Blanc' (55) depicts two agonized climbers in rigid postures, knee-deep in snow.

See also:

CA1/3p