10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRAGSMEN»
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cragsmen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cragsmen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Baptist children's magazine (ed. by J.F. Winks).
It was on this, the smoother portion of the perpendicular mountain, that one or two
of the cragsmen chiefly displayed their extraordinary powers; because, as there
was nothing to interrupt either the rapid descent of the rope, or its lateral ...
2
The Children's magazine [afterw.] The Children's magazine ...
the cragsmen chiefly displayed their extraordinary powers ; because, as there
was nothing to interrupt either the rapid descent of the rope, or its lateral
movement, or their own outward bounds, we could see them sometimes swinging
to and fro ...
The cragsmen indicated to the gentlemen to follow them and at once started to
climb the most arduous cliff. It was about seven hundred feet high and they
seemed to dance up the rock face completely oblivious of their heavy loads of
ropes ...
4
Islands Beyond the Horizon: The Life of Twenty of the ...
They were born natural cragsmen and, from as early an age as three, would
practise climbing on the walls and the houses; by 10 or 11 years of age they were
on the cliffs and by 16 were fully fledged cragsmen. All the climbing was done ...
5
St Kilda Past and Present
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878. Excerpt: .
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W.H. Murray: the evidence of things not seen : a ...
34. The. Cragsmen. of. Lewis. How. they. climbed. the. Great. Stac. of. Handa. In
the normal course of our lives, some of the lessons we learn are picked up as
though inadvertently from other peoples' experience. One such I owe to Dr Tom ...
William Hutchison Murray, 2002
Illu ~trated in colour (CasselL) Another admirable boys' book belonging to the
class of “ Treasure Island " and "Dead Man's Rock ”-—-the classics of this type—
is " The Cragsmen: A Story of Smuggling Days." The ingredients that compose it
are ...
8
Ireland, Its Scenery, Character, Etc
The cragsmen are chary of their legends ; they think the beings of another world
who made the basaltic columns and masses of crude rock their toys, are not only
far too mighty to be trifled with, but to be spoken of; and they whisper of them as ...
9
A Voyage Round the Coasts of Scotland and the Isles
It was on this the smoother portion of the perpendicular mountain that one or two
of the cragsmen chiefly displayed their extraordinary powers, because, as there
was nothing to interrupt either the rapid descent of the rope, or its lateral ...
10
Tales of the Jacobite Grenadiers: The Second of Three Books ...
And then with reluctance the two cragsmen descended from the summit and back
to the bothy. There they collected their horses and set off once more along the
snow-buried drovers' road. The piecemeal column of Grenadiers was visible ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRAGSMEN»
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cragsmen is used in the context of the following news items.
Book Review: St Kilda: A People's History by Roger Hutchinson
... developed striking examples of communal activity, such as awe-inspiring feats of primitive abseiling which the island “cragsmen” regarded as ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, May 15»
Puerto Natales, Chile: The City That Began As a Sheep Farm
The torres, or towers, themselves, are a must for cragsmen. This rock star trio that gives the park its name—the North, Central and South peaks, ... «Condé Nast Traveler, Dec 14»
The origin of some Table Mountain route names
An example of the former is Desperation Corner, a climbing route opened in 1938: the name evokes images of anxious cragsmen battling up ... «News24, Aug 12»
TV Review: Britain's Lost World, BBC One, Thursday 19 June, 9pm
To get hold of the birds, the men had to abseil down sheer cliffs – “they were extraordinary cragsmen” Steve said, as if cragsmen is an actual ... «TV Scoop, Jun 08»
