Travel Writing

The Silent Barrier

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In an Alpine resort, a young Englishman, a beautiful heiress and a villain meet among the glaciers, with a climb that turns deadly. Tracy's mountain romance is full of period mountaineering detail. H3 H3

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Louis Tracy

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Added to BookMarket: October 6, 2026
First published: 1909
Genre: Travel Writing

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Farid N.4.0

The prose is dense in places but rewarding. Glad it was available as a proper ebook.

Oct 2026

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Aisha R.5.0

A classic that still deserves the hype. Comfortable to read on a phone during a commute.

Oct 2026

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Ingrid S.4.0

Lovely to have this in the library rather than hunting down a scanned copy online.

Oct 2026