Well my memory for names is absolutely appalling, but I know I did pass through a phase of books like King Solomon’s Mines. H. Rider Haggard was the author, and he wrote these great romantic adventure stories. I used to enjoy Georgette Heyer, in which the hero was usually a rather middle-aged gentleman, a very good sword fighter, with a beautiful young lady and all the rest of it. Great sword fighting and all highly romantic, adventurous activity. I used to find these things quite entertaining. I even passed through a phase when I quite enjoyed Western stories. Nowadays, I find them a little on the naive side but, for a period, I found the Western stories quite entertaining light reading. They are very romanticized, as we all know. Later on, I became much more interested in reading biographies, particularly about people who had made their mark in the community. I still enjoy reading books of that nature.
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Edmund Hillary
Mountaineer and explorer; first ascent of Everest, 1953
New Zealand · 1919–2008
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New Zealand mountaineer who with Tenzing Norgay made the first confirmed ascent of Mount Everest in May 1953, and who later reached the South Pole overland. He founded the Himalayan Trust, which built schools and hospitals in the Everest region.
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