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Arabistan - Or the Land of the "Arabian Nights" (Hardcover, New edition)
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Arabistan - Or the Land of the "Arabian Nights" (Hardcover, New edition)
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List price R629
Loot Price R558
Discovery Miles 5 580
You Save R71 (11%)
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This book is a facsimile of Arabistan, first published in 1875. The
title of the work was chosen by its author to delineate the region
through which he travelled in 1874, now known as the countries of
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq. It is, however, the subtitle of
the work which better describes the author's approach to his
narrative: 'As a book of scientific exploration, this volume makes
no pretentions,' he admits. 'My motive in visiting these countries
was a desire to gratify a long-cherished wish to see strange and
curious nations which have always held for me a strange
fascination.' As a result, the narrative follows an imaginative
course as the author proceeds from Alexandria to Jerusalem, thence
via the Red Sea to Mecca. Along the way he provides an entertaining
account of his experiences, punctuating the story with amusing
anecdotes and cameos of the characters he meets en route. His
journey continues through Aden to Iran, ending at Baghdad in Iraq
where the author devotes much of his time to studying the marvels
of that ancient city, and the customs and habits of its people.
Enhanced with almost a hundred fine engravings, the book, indeed,
provides an entertaining excursion into the 'Land of the Arabian
Nights'.
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