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PREFACE
ADDJlIi:SSIi:D BY
THE AUTHOR TO O~£ OF' HIS FRIENDS.
V HhN you first entertained the idea of travel1ing in the
East, you asked me to send you an outline of the tour
which I had made, in order that you might the better be
able to choose a route for yourself. In answer to this request,
I gave YOll a large French map, on which the ,course
of my journeys had been carefully marked; but I did not
conceal from myse14 that this was rather a dry mo~e for a
man to adopt, when he v:ished to impart the results of his
experience to a dear and intimate friend. Now, long before
the period of your planning an Oriental tOllT, I had
intended to write some account of my Eastern Travels.
I had, indeed~ begttn the task, and had failed; I had begun
it a seconu time, and failing again, had abandoned my at·
tempt with a. sensation of utter distaste. I was unable to
speak out, and chiefly, I think, for this reason-that I knew
not to whom I was speaking. It might be YOll, or, perhap
Table of Contents
CONTENTS~; "lO~; PREFACE V; CHAP I OVF" TilE DORDER 1; rIo JOURN'EY rBOb~ BELGRADE TO CONI;TANTIl>OPL~ 11; III CONSTANTINOPLE 23; IV TJi:E TROAD 31; V IN}j'lDI:L SlI'fyltNA 37; VI GREEK MAR1~·ER9 47; VII CYI'RUS ~5; VIII LADY HEI!l'£n S'l'ANlIOPW;; 62; IX THE SANCTUARY 84-; X TtlE lfO;'KS OT TtlE 1IoLY LAND 87; XL }'RO!)I NAZARJ:TH TO TIBERIAe 93; XII My FIBb"T BIVOUAC 97; XIII THE DEAD Sli!A 104; XIV THl! BlAC K TE::iT9 110; XV PAeeAG~ OF l'ItE JORDAN 113; XVI TERRA SANTA • 118; XVlI THli; Dw;;sERT 133; XVIII C,lRO AND THE PLAQUE 154; XIX TH ~ PYR "MinE 176; XX THE "Sl'HYNXo 170; XXI CAlBO TO SUEZ 191; XXII Su~z 19S; XXII[ SUEZ TO GAZA LQ3; XXIV GA2iA TO N As('O'U'
ADDJlIi:SSIi:D BY
THE AUTHOR TO O~£ OF' HIS FRIENDS.
V HhN you first entertained the idea of travel1ing in the
East, you asked me to send you an outline of the tour
which I had made, in order that you might the better be
able to choose a route for yourself. In answer to this request,
I gave YOll a large French map, on which the ,course
of my journeys had been carefully marked; but I did not
conceal from myse14 that this was rather a dry mo~e for a
man to adopt, when he v:ished to impart the results of his
experience to a dear and intimate friend. Now, long before
the period of your planning an Oriental tOllT, I had
intended to write some account of my Eastern Travels.
I had, indeed~ begttn the task, and had failed; I had begun
it a seconu time, and failing again, had abandoned my at·
tempt with a. sensation of utter distaste. I was unable to
speak out, and chiefly, I think, for this reason-that I knew
not to whom I was speaking. It might be YOll, or, perhap
Table of Contents
CONTENTS~; "lO~; PREFACE V; CHAP I OVF" TilE DORDER 1; rIo JOURN'EY rBOb~ BELGRADE TO CONI;TANTIl>OPL~ 11; III CONSTANTINOPLE 23; IV TJi:E TROAD 31; V IN}j'lDI:L SlI'fyltNA 37; VI GREEK MAR1~·ER9 47; VII CYI'RUS ~5; VIII LADY HEI!l'£n S'l'ANlIOPW;; 62; IX THE SANCTUARY 84-; X TtlE lfO;'KS OT TtlE 1IoLY LAND 87; XL }'RO!)I NAZARJ:TH TO TIBERIAe 93; XII My FIBb"T BIVOUAC 97; XIII THE DEAD Sli!A 104; XIV THl! BlAC K TE::iT9 110; XV PAeeAG~ OF l'ItE JORDAN 113; XVI TERRA SANTA • 118; XVlI THli; Dw;;sERT 133; XVIII C,lRO AND THE PLAQUE 154; XIX TH ~ PYR "MinE 176; XX THE "Sl'HYNXo 170; XXI CAlBO TO SUEZ 191; XXII Su~z 19S; XXII[ SUEZ TO GAZA LQ3; XXIV GA2iA TO N As('O'U'
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a book to be treasured and I read it several times. It is hard to imagine the world Kinglake describes which is virtually extinct now at a time when lions abounded in Eastern Europe, Caliphs and Pashas smoked their pipes through long tubing and Lady Hester Stanhope gets esoteric.
Full of humour, the book is as British as they come with such sensitive nuances about the subject matter including disease, women, customs and issues of religion in the holy land.
I'm still looking for this brand of hero inside and out but don't think he's that common except as a carricature. Did Kinglake's world and attitude really exist?
Described as one of the first and best travel books
Full of humour, the book is as British as they come with such sensitive nuances about the subject matter including disease, women, customs and issues of religion in the holy land.
I'm still looking for this brand of hero inside and out but don't think he's that common except as a carricature. Did Kinglake's world and attitude really exist?
Described as one of the first and best travel books
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Absolutely Charming. A picture of an admirable type of man, long since extinct: The aristocratic Englishman, who views everything with an ironic good humor, and complains about nothing, no matter how dangerous, or annoying,or trying. The writing itself is priceless, the subject matter interesting, but it is the man himself that makes the book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Cosimo Classics edition of Eothen is a satisfactory choice. It contains the Introduction and Preface, and the full text with some helpful footnotes. The font is clear, and the margins are adequate could be more generous. Unlike some of the reprint editions, this one seems to be well presented and free of typos.
I consider this a good edition of a charming book. Kinglake evokes a different world, and he manages to point out the contrast between the east and west which existed then, and still exist now - differences of values, pace and outlook on life. This is a book to enjoy and savour.
I consider this a good edition of a charming book. Kinglake evokes a different world, and he manages to point out the contrast between the east and west which existed then, and still exist now - differences of values, pace and outlook on life. This is a book to enjoy and savour.
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