Running Water

Running Water, published in 1907 by A. E. W. Mason, is a romantic adventure novel set primarily in the high Alps near Mont Blanc. The story follows Captain Hilary Chayne, who, after four years of army service by the Red Sea, returns to the Alps to pursue mountaineering and encounters Sylvia Thesiger, a young woman seeking escape from her overbearing mother. The novel is notable for its vivid descriptions of climbing and is considered one of the few works dedicated to the sport, influencing future climbers and writers alike.