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Lost horizon James Milton Shangri-La Introduction to the author James Hilton (1900–1954) Bestselling English novelist Academy Award–winning screenwriter Lost Horizon (1933) Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1934) English life between the two world wars, its celebration of English character, and its honest portrayal of life in the early twentieth century. Story Shangi -La travelers Himalayas Conway A British Rutherford The novel impresses me for the following reasons: 1. Shangri-La’s eternity and tranquility. 2. The harmonious coexistence of eastern and western elements in Shangri-La 3. The anti-war theme 1. Shangri-La’s eternity and tranquility People there never grew old. …. he found it difficult to guess his age; his smallish and somehow undetailed features, together with the moist clay texture of his skin, gave him a look might either have been that of a young man prematurely old or of an old man remarkably well preserved. Shangri-La was a beautiful paradise. 1. Shangri-La’s eternity and tranquility There was hardly any stir of wind, in contrast to the upland gales that raged the night before; the whole valley … was a land-locked harbor, with Karakal brooding over it, lighthouse-fashion … At Shangri-La, all was in deep calm. In a moonless sky the star were lit to the full, and pale blue sheen lay upon the dome of Karakal People believed in moderation. 1. Shangri-La’s eternity and tranquility …our prevalent belief is in moderation. We inculcate the virtue of avoiding excess of all kinds – even including, if you will pardon the paradox, excess of virtue itself. …We rule with moderate strictness, and in return we are satisfied with moderate obedience… our people are moderately sober, moderately chaste, and moderately honest. 2. The harmonious coexistence of eastern and western elements in Shangri-La Religions Buildings and equipment Learning Lamaism Christianity Buddhism Taoism Tibetan monastery Western domestic installation Central heating Religious doctrin