Eothen; Or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East

Eothen; Or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East
Author: Alexander William Kinglake
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2019-11-21
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

The book is a travel adventure novel by English travel writer and historian Alexander William Kinglake. The book proved to be a very popular work of Eastern travel, apparently first published anonymously, in which he described a journey he made about ten years earlier in Syria, Palestine and Egypt, together with his Eton contemporary Lord Pollington. His witty sense of humor present the book not just as a travel account of his different destinations but also about how he navigates through the situations he comes across.

Eothen

Eothen
Author: Alexander William Kinglake
Publisher:
Total Pages: 424
Release: 1879
Genre: History
ISBN:

Eothen by Alexander William Kinglake, first published in 1900, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

Eothen; with an Introduction and Notes

Eothen; with an Introduction and Notes
Author: Alexander William Kinglake
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2019-12-03
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

Step back in time to the early dawn of the Middle East, as Alexander William Kinglake takes you on a journey through the region in 1835. This classic travelog is less about monuments and museums, and more about the author's personal experience and internal journey. Kinglake's intimate, conversational style and witty observations of the characters he encounters - from Pashas to Bedouins, magicians to governors - provide great insight into the many individuals he encounters. A must-read for anyone interested in the history and culture of the region.

Material Transgressions

Material Transgressions
Author: Kate Singer
Publisher: Romantic Reconfigurations Stud
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2020
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1789621771

Material Transgressions examines how Romantic-era authors explored morecapacious ideas of materiality that challenged ideologies of discrete bodies,sexed affects, and nonhuman things. Thenew materialist processes traced in these essays craft alternative modes ofbeing-in-the-world that create new ways of understanding materiality both inthe Romantic period and now.