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Personal Narrative of a Journey from India to England Volume 2 Vols. Set

Paperback. Condición: New. Language: English. About The Book : Personal Narrative of a Journey from India to England by Bussorah, Baghdad, the Ruins of Babylon, Curdistan, the Court of Persia, the Western Shore of the Caspian Sea, Astrakhan, Nishney Novogorod, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh in the year 1824, Keppel visited Armenia and towns in Karabagh/Artsakh (including Shushi/Sheesha), as well as Baku and Shamakhi, and commented on many aspects of Armenian secular and religious life. My fellow-travellers Futteh Ali KhanDeparture from BombayPersian SyyudHis compliment to the English, and opinion of our devotion; Dinner with the Prince; Arrival at Muscat; wahhabbee Pirate- Town of Muscat; Suburbs of Muscat Drunken Persian; Sterile appearance of the country; Cape Musendom; Pilot's mode of navigating the Ship; The Sheikh's modest demeanour His residence Repast Spirited reply of the Sheikh's SonCaptain TaylorLand at BussorahNew GovernorEx-Governor The New Governor's Public Entrance into Bussorah; Ancient RuinsTombs of Ali the Barmecide, and of Zobeir, an Arab ChiefTown of ZobeirSheikh of DirhemmiaCity of BussorahFilth of the Streets ;Our Boatmen and Guard Abstinence from WineKoornaThe River TigrisII Jezeerah, the reputed Site of ParadiseAppearance of the CountryOur first Interview with the Desert Arabs; Aboo NasirVillage JesterAkusheeEnglish Gentlemen attacked by the ArabsMunjummilThuyn II SwyahMohumud Abool HassanWe are challenged from the shore by the Arabs; Tortuous course of the RiverExtensive RuinsFire TempleDevil's danceDawurree, a tribe of thieves and buffoonsRuins of SeleuciaCamel-ridingIllustration of the Prophecy of IsaiahAncient Statue; The Pasha's GardenArmenian ChurchOur Host's PolicyMonastery of CalendarsTomb of ZobeideVisit to the Catholic Bishop of Bagdad; Bir-iunus Caravans of Persian PilgrimsMode of Travelling Women Corpses Coffins Iskanderia Earthenware CoffinsMohowel; Babylonian Inscriptions; Earthenware Tombs; Triumph of Travelling over PrejudiceGrotesque Dance Fire TemplePresentation to the Pasha of Bagdad Feast of St. Gregory; First impressions on visiting Bagdad; Buildings in the time of Haroun AlraschidA House MosqueDisregard of the Turks for Antiquities; Advice to Travellers; Ruins of ArtemitaHistorical Notice of Shehreban Ruins of ApolloniaCrossing the DialaAncient TraditionThe Hamerine or Carduchian Mountains; Ruin at BaradanGaur, the City of Magicians KhanakiOur JanizaryCalor, a Tribe of Banditti Annoyances of the JourneyThe Shurgee or Siroc Wind Ruins of Kisra Shereen; March by MoonlightOur Chief MuleteerPool ZohaubStupendous SceneryCurious Custom of Illyaut WomenAncient Sculpture. About The Author : General George Thomas Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle, DL, FGS, FSA (1799 1891), styled The Honourable from birth until 1851, was a British soldier, Liberal politician and writer. Keppel fought with the 14th Regiment of Foot in the Battle of Waterloo. He joined the second battalion in Corfu, and was transferred to the 22nd Foot, with which he served in Mauritius and at the Cape of Good Hope, returning home in 1819. Keppel was transferred as lieutenant to the 20th Regiment of Foot in 1820 and went to India, where he was aide-de-camp to the Governor-General Marquess of Hastings until his resignation in 1823, when Keppel returned to England, travelling overland through Persia, Moscow and Saint Petersburg. He wrote many books. Personal Narrative of a Journey from India to England (1827), Personal Narrative of Travels in Babylonia, Assyria, Media and Scythia (1827), Narrative of a Journey across the Balcan (1831), Memoirs of the Marquess of Rockingham and his Contemporaries (1852), Fifty Years of My Life (1876) etc The Title 'Personal Narrative of a Journey from India to England written/authored/edited by George Keppel', published in the year 2022. The ISBN 9788121264525 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 698 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Geography & Travel. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: Volume 2 Vols. Set Volume 2 Vols. Set 698. Nº de ref. del artículo: PB1111005120399

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