- Paperback: 259 pages
- Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation (16 Feb 2001)
- ISBN-10: 140217845X
- ISBN-13: 978-1402178450
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.2 x 2.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,645,352 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1890 edition by Twentieth Century Pub. Co., New York.
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IN the eleventh year of the reign of Abd-ul-Hamid, son of Ahmid, emperor of the Turks; when the Nogais-Tartars were driven from the Crimea, and a Mussulman prince of the blood of Gengis-Kahn became the vassal and guard of a Christian woman and queen, I was travelling in the Ottoman dominions, and through those provinces which were anciently the kingdoms of Egypt and Syria. Read the first page
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IN the eleventh year of the reign of Abd-ul-Hamid, son of Ahmid, emperor of the Turks; when the Nogais-Tartars were driven from the Crimea, and a Mussulman prince of the blood of Gengis-Kahn became the vassal and guard of a Christian woman and queen, I was travelling in the Ottoman dominions, and through those provinces which were anciently the kingdoms of Egypt and Syria. Read the first page
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13 of 18 people found the following review helpful
its broading the horizons
15 Mar 1999
Format:Paperback
its enlarged my horizon about the religions, their roots and the humanity. I can now visualize the existing of religionist issues and have more tolerance to other believes and thoughts. Before read this book, I was confusing about science, nations, spiritual life and humanity. Now I have many things to say. I strongly recommend this book everyone who wants to better understand social and psychological issues clearly and in a broad range. To understand the world better, and to have tolerance, people need such kind of books. Thanks volney for writing this book 100 yrs ego.
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This is Thomas Jefferson's translation
23 July 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
FIVE GENERAL RULES TO PURCHASE A JEFFERSON-BARLOW TRANSLATION
(1) The first Jefferson-Barlow edition was published in Paris in 1802. Hence, you needn't bother with English language translations published before that date. The first US edition was published by Dixon and Sickles of New York in 1828. (Here are two examples of what NOT to buy: James Lyon, Philadelphia, 1799 and William Davies, NY, 1796. To my knowledge, there is only one non-Jefferson-Barlow translation published in the US post-1802: see tag "S. Shaw" for more details.)
(2) Beware of editions published in the UK: 99 percent are not the Jefferson-Barlow translation. If you see the word "survey" in the title, that is a clear indication the book was published in the UK and is not a Jefferson-Barlow translation. (To my knowledge, there is only one Jefferson-Barlow edition published in the UK: see tag "Hood & Cuthell" for more details.) In general, it's best to look for US editions post-1802.
(3) If the title page includes the phrase "translated under the inspection of the author," this is the Jefferson-Barlow translation.
(4) The Acid Test: turn to the Invocation: the first sentence should read: "Hail solitary ruins, holy sepulchres and silent walls! you I invoke; to you I address my prayer!" This is the Jefferson-Barlow translation.
(5) If you still want confirmation, go to Gutenberg.org. They have a free electronic copy of the (unacknowledged) Jefferson-Barlow translation for your comparison:
[...]
(1) The first Jefferson-Barlow edition was published in Paris in 1802. Hence, you needn't bother with English language translations published before that date. The first US edition was published by Dixon and Sickles of New York in 1828. (Here are two examples of what NOT to buy: James Lyon, Philadelphia, 1799 and William Davies, NY, 1796. To my knowledge, there is only one non-Jefferson-Barlow translation published in the US post-1802: see tag "S. Shaw" for more details.)
(2) Beware of editions published in the UK: 99 percent are not the Jefferson-Barlow translation. If you see the word "survey" in the title, that is a clear indication the book was published in the UK and is not a Jefferson-Barlow translation. (To my knowledge, there is only one Jefferson-Barlow edition published in the UK: see tag "Hood & Cuthell" for more details.) In general, it's best to look for US editions post-1802.
(3) If the title page includes the phrase "translated under the inspection of the author," this is the Jefferson-Barlow translation.
(4) The Acid Test: turn to the Invocation: the first sentence should read: "Hail solitary ruins, holy sepulchres and silent walls! you I invoke; to you I address my prayer!" This is the Jefferson-Barlow translation.
(5) If you still want confirmation, go to Gutenberg.org. They have a free electronic copy of the (unacknowledged) Jefferson-Barlow translation for your comparison:
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Very Odd
6 Sep 2010
Format:Kindle Edition
This edition does not offer any of the images that were deleted for the free Public Domain edition, which 99 cent books claim to have. In addition, it is 1000 locations longer which I can only attribute to some oddly formatted additions which appear to be added footnotes not present in the original text. These footnotes are in a different font size and type, and I am not certain where they come from, as they are not explained.
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