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Author | : Marquess George Nathaniel Curzon Curzon of Kedleston |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 1923 |
Genre | : Voyages and travels |
ISBN | : |
George Nathaniel Curzon (1859-1925) was a British politician, traveler, and writer who served as viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905 and foreign secretary from 1919 to 1924. As a young man he traveled extensively and wrote several travel books, or books that drew extensively on his travels, including Russia in Central Asia (1889), Persia and the Persian Question (1892), and Problems of the Far East (1894). Tales of Travel (1923), presented here, is one of his last books. It consists of previously unpublished memoirs and essays based on journeys taken earlier in Curzon's life. The book reflects the range of Curzon's travels, his curiosity and powers of observation, and his literary talent. One essay, "The Great Waterfalls of the World," describes and compares waterfalls in North America, South America, Africa, India, and New Zealand. Another, "The Singing Sands," deals with the strange singing or rumbling sounds said to be heard in deserts, and discusses this phenomenon as it manifests itself in the deserts of Central Asia, Afghanistan, Persia, the Sinai, Arabia, North Africa, and the Americas. Another piece is about sumo wrestling in Japan. One of the most noteworthy essays in the book, "The Amir of Afghanistan," is an account of Curzon's meetings in 1894-95 with 'Abd al-Rahman Khan (circa 1844-1901), ruler of Afghanistan. Curzon characterizes the amir as brilliant and effective, but also cruel and merciless. "He welded the Afghan tribes into a unity which they had never previously enjoyed, and he paved the way for the complete independence which his successors achieved. He and he alone was the Government of Afghanistan." The book is illustrated, and contains a large fold-out facsimile of a map of Afghanistan prepared and circulated by 'Abd al-Rahman Khan.
Author | : Mark Jenkins |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 466 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9780792254874 |
This collection of 50 classic tales of travel and adventure from "National Geographic" magazine traces the growth of the National Geographic Society as it explored the unknown and brought it to readers eager for knowledge of "the world and all that is in it."
Author | : Samai Haider |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2021-03 |
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ISBN | : 9781946747181 |
Author | : Mark Ellingham |
Publisher | : Profile Books |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2011-05-19 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1847657451 |
You have to go back to the 1980s and Granta's bestselling travel issue to find a book that compares to OxTravels. Introduced by Michael Palin, OxTravels features original stories from twenty-five top travel writers, including Michael Palin, Paul Theroux, Sara Wheeler, William Dalrymple, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Lloyd Jones, Rory Stewart, Jan Morris, Dervla Murphy, Rory MacLean, and others. Each of the stories takes as its theme a meeting - life-changing, affecting, amusing by turn - and together they transport readers into a brilliant, vivid atlas of encounters. This extraordinary collection is published in aid of Oxfam and all royalties from the book will support Oxfam's work.
Author | : Carol Taylor |
Publisher | : Plume Books |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780452286276 |
From the editor of the award-winning and bestselling anthology Brown Sugarcomes a sultry and sophisticated new collection of erotic adventures from around the world More than an erotic travelogue, these edgy, atmospheric and sexually charged stories explore what new desires and personas are unlocked while one is away from home, each one more wildly exotic and adventurous than the next. Contemporary, enlightening, and deeply sensual, these stories take you to new lovers, trysts, and rendezvous around the globe, from the streets of Paris, wet with rain, to the sun-kissed beaches of Jamaica, from the hidden verandas of the Mediterranean to the forbidden banks of the Nile. Praise for Brown Sugar “Audaciously refreshing.”—Essence “As smart as it is sexy.”—Honey “Particularly intelligent, varied, and sexy.” —Publishers Weekly
Author | : Elaine Lee |
Publisher | : The Eighth Mountain Press |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780933377424 |
The first travel book for the sisters!
Author | : Jeremiah A. Gilbert |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 2020-09-02 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9789390202782 |
Author | : James O'Reilly |
Publisher | : Travelers' Tales |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 2011-12-27 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781609520755 |
The Road Within is a book of transformation, of lessons learned, maps drawn and burned, and spiritual blessings bestowed by that great and hard teacher -- travel. Learn what mystics and saints have always known -- that wondrous things await people who are in touch with themselves, with the world, and with God. Authors featured in this very different kind of travel book include Annie Dillard, Huston Smith, Natalie Goldberg, Andrew Harvey, Barry Lopez, and Bill Buford.
Author | : Faith Conlon |
Publisher | : Seal Press |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2001-11-02 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9781580050593 |
Presents a collection of travel tales by women traveling alone.
Author | : George Nathaniel Curzon Curzon (1st marquis) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 1923 |
Genre | : Voyages and travels |
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