Tibetan Foothold
Cover of John Murray first edition (1966)
AuthorDervla Murphy
PublisherJohn Murray
Publication date
1966
Pages206 (first edition)
325.2515
Preceded byFull Tilt 
Followed byThe Waiting Land 

Tibetan Foothold is a book by Irish author Dervla Murphy.[1] It was first published by John Murray in 1966.[2]

Summary

After her journey by bicycle from Ireland to India in 1963, as described in Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle, Murphy immerses herself in the life of the subcontinent. She works for six months in an orphanage for Tibetan children in Northern India, falling in love with the "Tiblets": the children of the new Tibet-in-exile. Murphy also explores India's Tibetan frontier.[3][4][5][6]

Editions

  • 1966: John Murray, 206pp.[2]
  • 1969: Pan Books, 222pp, ISBN 033002339X.[7]
  • 2000: Flamingo, 230pp, ISBN 0006552137.[8]
  • 2011: Eland Books, 224pp, ISBN 9781906011642.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Middleton, Dorothy (March 1967). "Review". The Geographical Journal. 133 (1): 83. doi:10.2307/1794399. JSTOR 1794399.
  2. 1 2 "Tibetan foothold". British Library. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Tibetan Foothold - Dervla Murphy". Eland Books. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Ledger, Sarah (2012). "Tibetan Foothold". FullTilting. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Morris, John (January 1967). "Tibetan Foothold". International Affairs. 43 (1): 177–178. doi:10.2307/2612584. JSTOR 2612584.
  6. ↑ Gillon, Diana; Gillon, Meir (24 June 1966). "A Variety of Deserts". The Guardian. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tibetan foothold". British Library. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Tibetan foothold". British Library. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Tibetan foothold". British Library. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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