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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
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Characters/People edit
- Mr. Conway: The main character, a British man with an appreciation for the East
- Mr. Mallinson: Add a description of this character.
- Chang: An enigmatic Chinese man
- Mr. Barnard: An American
- La
- Mallinson: A hasty young Britishman
- Shangri
- Bryant
- Henschell
- Chopin
- Miss Brinklow: A missionary
- Perrault: A missionary
First Sentence edit
DURING THAT THIRD WEEK OF MAY THE SITUATION IN Baskul had become much worse and, on the 20th, Air Force machines arrived by arrangement from Peshawar to evacuate the white residents.
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)
Preceded by Heaven's My Destination, and followed by Come and Get It (Prairie Classics, No. 2).
This book is in Readers Digest Press. (edition-based publisher 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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