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Description edit
While attempting to escape a civil war, four people are kidnapped and transported to the Tibetan mountains. After their plane crashes, they are found by a mysterious Chinese man. He leads them to a monastery hidden in "the valley of the blue moon" -- a land of mystery and matchless beauty... read more
Characters edit
- Mr. Conway: The main character, a British man with an appreciation for the East
- Mr. Mallinson: British missionary
- Chang: An enigmatic Chinese man
- Mr. Barnard: An American
- Miss Roberta Brinklow: A missionary
- Bryant: Add a description of this character.
- Henschell: Young miner
- Chopin: Piano composer
- Perrault: A missionary
- Rutherford: Friend of Conway
Quotes edit
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“You will have time to read - never again will you skim pages to save minutes, or avoid some study lest it prove too engrossing.”
The High Lama -
“Laziness in doing stupid things can be a great virtue.”
The High Lama
First Sentence edit
Cigars had burned low, and we were beginning to sample the disillusionment that usually afflicts old school friends who have met again as men and found themselves with less in common than they had believed they had.
Table of Contents edit
Illustrations
Prologue
Chapters 1-11
Epilogue
Series & Lists edit
This book is in 100 One-Night Reads: A Book Lover's Guide. (authoritative list)
This is book 8 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels in 1935. (authoritative list)
This book is in Readers Digest Press. (publisher edition list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- James Hilton (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Richard Green (Reader) - reader of the audio cassette edition from Books on Tape
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Macmillan & Co
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1933
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 281
Publisher: Macmillan & Co
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1933
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 281
Awards edit
- Hawthornden Prize (1934)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.92
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