LanguageEnglish Media typePrint (hardcover) ISBN978-0-312-53951-1 Originally published3 March 2009 PublisherSt. Martin's Press AdaptationsEverest (2014)
Paths of Glory is a novel by English author Jeffrey Archer based on the story of George Mallory who died attempting to climb Everest in the 1920s. It was published by St. Martin's Press on 3 March 2009. It fictionally supports the claims that George Mallory, an Englishman, was the first to conquer Mount Everest — before Sir Edmund Hillary.
The novel caused a controversy in New Zealand, with major newspaper The Dominion Post calling it an insult to Sir Edmund Hillary. The novel contains several significant factual errors, one of the most obvious being that the Grands Mulets mountain hut could be observed from Courmayeur.
Characters
George Mallory: Professor and climber
Ruth Mallory: Thackeray Turner's daughter and George's wife
Reverend Leigh Mallory: George's father
Annie Mallory: George's mother
Avie Mallory: George's sister
Mary Mallory: George's sister
Trafford Mallory: George's brother
Guy Bullock: George's best friend
Mr. Graham Irving: George's teacher
A. C. Benson: George's teacher at Cambridge
Geoffrey Winthrop Young: Chairman of the Alpine Club and George's climbing mentor
George Finch: George's Australian rival at mountain climbing
Andrew O'Sullivan: Teacher, George's colleague at Charterhouse
Mr. Thackeray Turner: School governor at Charterhouse
Marjorie and Mildred Turner: Mr Turner's daughters
Sandy Irvine: George's final climbing partner
Mr. Arthur Hinks: Secretary Everest committee
Brigadier General Bruce: General posted in India
Sir Edward Norton: Climber
Howard Somervell: Climber
Professor Noel Odell: Climber
Captain John Noel: Climber
Claire, Beridge and John Mallory: George's children.
