Language Hunting In The Karakoram

This is a diary of the journeys undertaken by the author in the North Western Frontier Provinces now in present day Pakistan and up into the Himalaya and the disputed area of the Karakoram in search of the different languages and dialects of the region. At the time of writing these areas were still part of the greater India at that time known as the British Raj. This book relates to the journey into this area by Lt. Colonel D LR Lorimer. They have been carefully compiled by his wife the author of this book to relate to the peoples of this area and their relationship with the family members of the Colonel.