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This travelogue by Dr Arthur Leared (1822 1879) follows his journey
through Morocco during 1872, giving a comprehensive picture of the
country and its people. At this time, Morocco was a French
protectorate, ruled by the Alouite dynasty, comprising a mix of
tribes, cultures, races and religions. Following Leared's route
south, the geography, people, culture, legal and religious
practices of Morocco are all explored thoroughly, with personal
memories and anecdotes of daily life. As a physician and the
inventor of the binaural stethoscope, Leared was interested in the
advantages of the climate for treating respiratory diseases,
particularly tuberculosis, and in native medical materials and
practices. He subsequently became the physician at the Portuguese
embassy, and planned the foundation of a sanatorium in Tangier. A
vivid and balanced account of the country, as viewed from the
stance of an objective traveller as the country began to open up to
Europeans.
Arthur Leared (1822-1879), educated at Trinity College, Dublin,
spent much of his life in travel. He journeyed extensively in
India, the Middle East and America. He thrice visited Morocco in
the years between 1872 and 1879, from which travels he published
the present work (1876) and, later, 'A Visit to the Court of
Morocco', which appeared in 1879. In 'Morocco and the Moors', the
author provides a complete and colourful picture of that country at
the time of his travels there. The major towns and cities are
visited and described, as are the general characteristics of the
land and its people. Later chapters are devoted to descriptions of
government, law and military power; education, customs and
religion. 'I owe to being one of those who prefer a plain
narrative, such as is found in the works of older travellers,'
writes the author in his introduction. 'No one will, I hope, be
disappointed at finding an entire absence of smart writing.'
Certainly, for the modern reader, the author's 'plain narrative',
together with the find maps and illustrations, contains much that
is of interest and charm. For the student, too, this facsimile
edition will be especially welcome as a rich source of valuable
historical information.
Title: Morocco and the Moors: being an account of travels, with a
general description of the country and its people.Publisher:
British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is
the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the
world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items
in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers,
sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST collection
includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft.
This collection reflects the changing perceptions of Western
historians, travellers, traders, and others surveying the Middle
East. Texts and first-person travelogues include illustrated
volumes. Other works focus on the earlier history of Persian and
Arabic areas of the world. ++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Leared, Arthur;
1876. 8 . 010096.ff.2.
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imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
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have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Title: A Visit to the Court of Morocco ... With
illustrations.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print
EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United
Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries
holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats:
books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps,
stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14
million books, along with substantial additional collections of
manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST collection includes books from the
British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection reflects
the changing perceptions of Western historians, travellers,
traders, and others surveying the Middle East. Texts and
first-person travelogues include illustrated volumes. Other works
focus on the earlier history of Persian and Arabic areas of the
world. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification
fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is
provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition
identification: ++++ British Library Leared, Arthur; 1879. 8 .
10097.dd.8.
Title: Marocco and the Moors ... Second edition, revised and edited
by Sir R. Burton, etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print
EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United
Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries
holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats:
books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps,
stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14
million books, along with substantial additional collections of
manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The
GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British
Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes
material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world.
Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture,
environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry,
mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below data was
compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic
record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool
in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library
Leared, Arthur; Burton, Richard Francis; 1891, 1890]. xv. 354 p.; 8
. 10095.dd.33.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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