of H. G. Wells and the global adventures of Jules Verne. Edward Arnold 1893.

The Secret of the Desert or How We Crossed Arabia in the “Antelope”: Arnold 1894probably the first fictional account of an armoured fighting vehicle in the modern sense.

Early philosophical works:

The Riddle Of The Universe – Being An Attempt To Determine The First Principles Of Metaphysic, Considered As An Inquiry Into The Conditions And Import Of Consciousness. 456pp Edward Arnold 1893.

The Individual And Reality; an essay touching the first principles of metaphysics & occultism. Longmans, 1909.The World as Imagination: 664pp Macmillan 1916.

Divine Imagining – An Essay on the First Principles of Philosophy. 276 pp 1921 Kessinger Publishing.

Later Philosophical works:

The Zermatt Dialogues – Constituting the outlines of a philosophy of mysticism – Mainly on problems of cosmicThe pilot finds his reward in the High Alps - A visit to the Matterhorn: October 2, 1934. Looking down on Mont Blanc and the Savoy Alps: September 23, 1934. From Berne to Venice and back: October 22-23, 1934. A flight from Berne over the Matterhorn and back (“Over the Matterhorn”: A Poem): September 26, 1934, second visit. 31 photographs, mostly of mountain peaks from the air, 74pp. Macmillan 1936.

Light Of The Universe - Being An Account of The Flight Beyond the Grave of Douglas Leslie, aviator. 152pp Sidgwick & Jackson 1957.

Appendix B:

Obituary from The Times. 18.05.1960.

Douglas Fawcett, who died on 14th May 1960 at the age of 94, led an adventurous life both in thought and action. He was a notable mountaineer, and it was among the