The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. This volume contains an English translation of the extraordinary story of Johann Schiltberger (1381-?1440), who was captured in battle as a teenager and enslaved by Bayezid I. On the latter's defeat by Timur (Tamburlane) in 1402, Schiltberger fell into the hands of the legendary Scourge of God, and in his service and that of his sons, he travelled to Armenia, Georgia and other Caucasian territories, down the river Volga, to Siberia and to the Crimea, eventually escaping and returning to his home in 1427.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1875 Edition.

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.

1875. 19th century Russian author who is considered to be his country's greatest poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Two of his major works include the masterpiece, Eugene Onegin, a novel in verse concerning mutually rejected love and his historical tragedy, Boris Godunov. Russian Romance begins: My father, Andrey Petrovitch Grineff, who served in his youth under Count Munich, had retired with the rank of senior major, in the year 17-. He then settled on his property in the government of Simbirsk, where he married Avdotia Vassilievna U-, the daughter of a poor nobleman in the neighborhood. Nine children were born to my parents. All my brothers and sisters died in their infancy. My name had been entered on the strength of the Semionoffsky regiment, thanks to Prince B-, a major in the Guards, and our near relative.

1875. 19th century Russian author who is considered to be his country's greatest poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Two of his major works include the masterpiece, Eugene Onegin, a novel in verse concerning mutually rejected love and his historical tragedy, Boris Godunov. Russian Romance begins: My father, Andrey Petrovitch Grineff, who served in his youth under Count Munich, had retired with the rank of senior major, in the year 17-. He then settled on his property in the government of Simbirsk, where he married Avdotia Vassilievna U-, the daughter of a poor nobleman in the neighborhood. Nine children were born to my parents. All my brothers and sisters died in their infancy. My name had been entered on the strength of the Semionoffsky regiment, thanks to Prince B-, a major in the Guards, and our near relative.

This early work on the life and travels of Johann Schiltberger is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It details the conquests of Tamerlane, the politics of the Turks, the Greek religion and much more. Its 300 pages contain a wealth of information on the history of the world during the fifteenth century and is a fascinating read for anyone interested in this period. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

1875. 19th century Russian author who is considered to be his country's greatest poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Two of his major works include the masterpiece, Eugene Onegin, a novel in verse concerning mutually rejected love and his historical tragedy, Boris Godunov. Russian Romance begins: My father, Andrey Petrovitch Grineff, who served in his youth under Count Munich, had retired with the rank of senior major, in the year 17-. He then settled on his property in the government of Simbirsk, where he married Avdotia Vassilievna U-, the daughter of a poor nobleman in the neighborhood. Nine children were born to my parents. All my brothers and sisters died in their infancy. My name had been entered on the strength of the Semionoffsky regiment, thanks to Prince B-, a major in the Guards, and our near relative.

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.

1875. 19th century Russian author who is considered to be his country's greatest poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Two of his major works include the masterpiece, Eugene Onegin, a novel in verse concerning mutually rejected love and his historical tragedy, Boris Godunov. Russian Romance begins: My father, Andrey Petrovitch Grineff, who served in his youth under Count Munich, had retired with the rank of senior major, in the year 17-. He then settled on his property in the government of Simbirsk, where he married Avdotia Vassilievna U-, the daughter of a poor nobleman in the neighborhood. Nine children were born to my parents. All my brothers and sisters died in their infancy. My name had been entered on the strength of the Semionoffsky regiment, thanks to Prince B-, a major in the Guards, and our near relative.