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Title: Lost among the Affghans: being the adventures of John
Campbell, otherwise Feringhee Bacha, amongst the wild tribes of
Central Asia. Related by himself to Hubert Oswald Fry. With a
portrait.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 Campbell, John; Fry, Hubert Oswald; 1865. xx. 349
p.; 8 . 10077.c.15.
1862. With a portrait. John Campbell (otherwise Feringhee Bacha),
narrates his adventures amongst the wild tribes of Central Asia in
this simple volume. His remarkable accounts were taken down by the
editor directly from his own lips. The narrative commences from the
young adventurer's earliest recollections of his childhood, ere he
had learned the important fact that he was not an Affghan, but of
British origin, though his father's name he never heard. Contents:
Found on battlefield by the Affghans; I start on my wanderings; I
turn my steps towards Badukshan; I continue my journey with a
friend; I wander on over the mountains of Caffristan; Kotala-koda
mountain; The hotel keeper's story; The blacksmith's dinner-party;
Start for Kolm; Wanderings among strange people; Battle of Cheetah;
Caracol; Slave dealers' conspiracies against me; Siege of Herat;
Attack from the Turkomans; The march to Meshed; and I join with
eight Affghans.
1862. With a portrait. John Campbell (otherwise Feringhee Bacha),
narrates his adventures amongst the wild tribes of Central Asia in
this simple volume. His remarkable accounts were taken down by the
editor directly from his own lips. The narrative commences from the
young adventurer's earliest recollections of his childhood, ere he
had learned the important fact that he was not an Affghan, but of
British origin, though his father's name he never heard. Contents:
Found on battlefield by the Affghans; I start on my wanderings; I
turn my steps towards Badukshan; I continue my journey with a
friend; I wander on over the mountains of Caffristan; Kotala-koda
mountain; The hotel keeper's story; The blacksmith's dinner-party;
Start for Kolm; Wanderings among strange people; Battle of Cheetah;
Caracol; Slave dealers' conspiracies against me; Siege of Herat;
Attack from the Turkomans; The march to Meshed; and I join with
eight Affghans.
1862. With a portrait. John Campbell (otherwise Feringhee Bacha),
narrates his adventures amongst the wild tribes of Central Asia in
this simple volume. His remarkable accounts were taken down by the
editor directly from his own lips. The narrative commences from the
young adventurer's earliest recollections of his childhood, ere he
had learned the important fact that he was not an Affghan, but of
British origin, though his father's name he never heard. Contents:
Found on battlefield by the Affghans; I start on my wanderings; I
turn my steps towards Badukshan; I continue my journey with a
friend; I wander on over the mountains of Caffristan; Kotala-koda
mountain; The hotel keeper's story; The blacksmith's dinner-party;
Start for Kolm; Wanderings among strange people; Battle of Cheetah;
Caracol; Slave dealers' conspiracies against me; Siege of Herat;
Attack from the Turkomans; The march to Meshed; and I join with
eight Affghans.
Title: Lost among the Affghans: being the adventures of John
Campbell, otherwise Feringhee Bacha, amongst the wild tribes of
Central Asia. Related by himself to Hubert Oswald Fry. With a
portrait.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 ASIA
collection includes books from the British Library digitised by
Microsoft. This series includes ethnographic and general histories
of distinct peripheral coastal regions that comprise South and East
Asia. Other works focus on cultural history, archaeology, and
linguistics. These books help readers understand the forces that
shaped the ancient civilisations and influenced the modern
countries of Asia. ++++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 Campbell, John; Fry,
Hubert Oswald; 1862. xx. 342 p.; 8 . T 11191
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