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Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea and the Holy Land
John Lloyd Stephens
出版Cosimo, Inc., 2008-12-01
主題History / Middle East / General
ISBN16052037699781605203768
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=AtMffE6VEtoC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Perhaps the first modern travelogues still to capture the imaginations of armchair explorers, the mid-19th-century bestselling books of American diplomat and writer JOHN LLOYD STEPHENS (1805-1852) read like the most inspired of novels, their poetic immediacy placing the reader square in the saddle of adventure. In this classic 1837 work-which no less a critic than Edgar Allan Poe praised for its "freshness of manner evincing manliness of feeling"-Stephens takes the reader on an evocative journey through the Middle East, from a visit to the pyramids of Egypt to encounters with enthusiastic locals and much more, Complete with all the beautiful original illustrations by English artist and architect FREDERICK CATHERWOOD (1799-1854), this delightful book continues to enthrall adventurous spirits today.