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W. H. Murray (1913–1996)

Author of Rob Roy MacGregor: His life and times

22 Works 371 Members 1 Review

About the Author

Includes the names: W H Murray, Murray W H, William Hutchison Murray

Series

The Regions of Britain

Works by W. H. Murray

Rob Roy MacGregor: His life and times (1982) 96 copies

Mountaineering in Scotland (1962) 57 copies

The story of Everest (1953) 55 copies

The companion guide to the West Highlands of Scotland;: The seaboard from Kintyre to Cape Wrath (1973) 50 copies

The Evidence of Things Not Seen : A Mountaineer's Tale (2002) 24 copies

The Hebrides (1966) 13 copies

The Scottish Himalayan Expedition (1951) 12 copies

Beautiful Scotland (1976) 11 copies

Islands of Western Scotland: Inner and Outer Hebrides (Regions of Britain) (1973) 10 copies

Scotland's Mountains (Scottish Mountaineering Club Guide) (1987) 10 copies

The Highlands in Colour (1954) 7 copies

Highland Landscape: A survey; commissioned by the National Trust for Scotland (1962) 6 copies

The curling companion (1981) 5 copies, 1 review

The Scottish Highlands (1976) 3 copies

The spurs of Troodos: a novel (1960) 3 copies

Appointment in Tibet, a Novel (1959) 3 copies

The real MacKay: A comedy in twelve chapters (1969) 1 copy

The craft of climbing 1 copy

Glencoe, Blackmount and Lochaber: A regional guide (National Trust for Scotland. Regional guides;no.1) 1 copy

Rock climbs: Glencoe and Ardgour (1949) 1 copy

FIVE FRONTIERS - a novel (1959) 1 copy

Undiscovered Scotland: climbs on rock, snow and ice 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Murray, W. H.
Legal name: Murray, William Hutchison
Birthdate: 1913-03-18
Date of death: 1996-03-19
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Place of death: Argyll, Scotland
Map Location: UK

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Curling Companion, The by W. H. Murray

An excellent history of curling; Canada's roaring game.

Awards

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Banff Mountain Book Competition

The Evidence of Things Not Seen : A Mountaineer's Tale (Grand Prize – Grand Prize – 2002)

Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature

The Evidence of Things Not Seen : A Mountaineer's Tale (Shortlist – 2002)

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Works: 22
Members: 371
Popularity: #64,991
Rating: ½ 3.7

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 31
Languages: 2

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