Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah (Volume I of II)
Автор: Sir Richard Burton
Год издания: 0000
Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) was a preeminent British explorer of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. His famed disguised pilgrimage to Mecca in 1853 made his name known. Burton helped demystify this exotic Eastern world to the West. In «Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah», we are gifted with his personal account of his Haj. Full of insightful anthropological observations, Burton describes his encounters with Arab cultures and customs. This exciting tale revolves around his disguising as an Afghan doctor in order to not be noticed in his religious pilgrimage. Burton was more than an explorer, though; he was a translator, soldier, cartographer, and spy. His fascinating character comes through brilliantly in this travel account as we discover the East through the eyes of an outsider. Burton's «Narrative» is as much an adventure story as it is a study in cultural anthropology—a true classic of travel writing that helped define the genre.
Italiano in cinque minuti. Volume 1.
Автор: Galasso Sabrina, Trama Giuliana
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Грамматические и лексические упражнения по итальянскому языку.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
Автор: Эдгар Аллан По
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This rousing sea adventure follows a New England boy, Pym, who stows away on a whaling ship with its captain's son, Augustus. The two boys, who find themselves repeatedly on the brink of discovery or death, witness many hair-raising events, including mutiny, savagery, cannibalism, and frantic pursuits.
A circumstantial narrative of the campaign in Russia
Автор: Eugene Labaume
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Полный вариант заголовка: «A circumstantial narrative of the campaign in Russia : Embellished with plans of the battles of the Moskwa and Malo-Jaroslavitz : Containing a faithful description of the affecting and interesting scenes of which the author was an eye-witness : Transl. from the French / By Eugene Labaume».
A narrative of the campaign in Russia, during the year 1812
Автор: Robert Ker Porter
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Полный вариант заголовка: «A narrative of the campaign in Russia, during the year 1812 / By Robert Ker Porter».