The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer: Edward Whymper's London Diary, 1855-1859

London Record Society, volume 43. Whymper's life was marked by the conquest of the Matterhorn, but his mountaineering achievements have overshadowed his distinction as a wood engraver and book illustrator. Before he had ever thought about the Alps, while a teenager fulfilling his apprenticeship in the family engraving studio, Whymper kept a diary for six years, detailing his daily life in Lambeth.

London Record Society. Originally published by London Record Society, London, 2008.

Title	Page(s)
Illustrations and Abbreviations	viii
Introduction	ix-xxvi
Whymper's London Diary, January-June 1855	1-17
Whymper's London Diary, July-December 1855	17-39
Whymper's London Diary, January-June 1856	39-62
Whymper's London Diary, July-December 1856	62-78
Whymper's London Diary, January-June 1857	79-98
Whymper's London Diary, July-December 1857	98-123
Whymper's London Diary, January-June 1858	124-141
Whymper's London Diary, July-December 1858	141-155
Whymper's London Diary, January-June 1859	156-170
Whymper's London Diary, July-December 1859	170-175
Appendix 1: Persons Referred to in the Diary	176-213
Appendix 2: Whymper Family Tree	214
Appendix 3: Book Illustrations Referred to in the Diary	215-218
Bibliography	219-223
Index	224-239

The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer: Edward Whymper's London Diary, 1855-1859

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