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The Valleys of the Assassins - A John Murray Journey (Paperback)
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The Valleys of the Assassins - A John Murray Journey (Paperback)
Series: Overcoming Books
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List price R396
Loot Price R360
Discovery Miles 3 600
You Save R36 (9%)
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INTRODUCED BY MONISHA RAJESH, award-winning author of Around the
World in 80 Trains 'If I were asked to enumerate the pleasures of
travel, this would be one of the greatest among them - that so
often and so unexpectedly you meet the best in human nature.'
Growing up in near-poverty and denied a formal education, Freya
Stark had nurtured a fascination for the Middle East since reading
Arabian Nights as a child. But it wasn't until she was in her
thirties that she was able to leave Europe. Boarding a cargo ship
to Beirut in 1927, she went on to became one of her generation's
most intrepid explorers - her adventures would take her to remote
areas in Turkey, the Middle East and Asia. The Valleys of the
Assassins chronicles Stark's treks into the wilderness of western
Iran on the hunt for treasure and in an attempt to locate the
long-fabled Assassins in Alumut, an ancient Persian sect. Entering
Luristan on a mule, draped in native clothing, Freya bluffs her way
past border guards and sets off into uncharted territory; places
where few Europeans, and no European women, had ventured. Stark was
a woman of indefatigable energy, who often travelled with only a
single guide and on a shoestring budget, and who was undeterred by
discomfort and danger. Hailed as a classic upon its first
publication in 1934, The Valleys of the Assassins is an absorbing
account of people and place. Full of wit and rich in detail - and
also in humanity - her writing brings to vivid life the stories of
the ancient kingdoms of the Middle East.
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