

Memoirs of a Speleologist: The Adventurous Life of a Famous French Cave Explorer by Robert de Joly, translated from the French.
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Memoirs of a Speleologist: The Adventurous Life of a Famous French Cave Explorer by Robert de Joly is a hardback published as an attractive translation from the French by Peter Kurz; the printing was in the USA, but this edition has been overprinted with a sticker showing that it was sold in the UK under The Mendip Press imprint.
De Joly was French and the creator of the Speleo-Club de France, among many other things during his illustrious life. In essence, this is a collection of stories that include how he always carried a pistol while caving as he did not know what he might meet down there, and once had to shoot a mad dog at the bottom of a pitch. In any event, his text is 'entertainment' in its best sense, tales told with a sense of humour often involving some serious explorations. Well worth a read.
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Memoirs of a Speleologist: The Adventurous Life of a Famous French Cave Explorer by Robert de Joly, translated from the French.
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