2009, ISBN: 0217835198, Lieferbar binnen 4-6 Wochen

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 118 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=7mm, Gew.=181gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of t… More...

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 118 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=7mm, Gew.=181gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: house in which we stayed, and where we fared almost luxuriously upon pheasant, duck, snipe, woodcock, and all similar products of the neighbouring swamps and jungles. Little as was the inducement for a prolonged stay in Resht, the difficulties of getting out of the place and on our journey to Teheran were considerable; first, there were ponies to be ordered from the Chapparkhana or State Posting House; then there were ropes and blankets and all sorts of necessaries for the journey, to be purchased in the town. As regards the ponies, any one who has had the slightest experience of dealing with Asiatics may easily understand that every sort of solemn engagement was entered into by the man in charge of the Posting House to send them without fail the first thing the next morning, and that, in spite of all these promises and every form of threat, inducement, or entreaty which we could bring to bear upon him, it was not till the third day that any sign of them appeared, the morning of the third day however at last found us well on our way out of the town towards Kudum, which is the name of the first stage at a distance of about eighteen miles from Resht. The road thus far was excellent; for, indeed, it is not till about six miles further on that the real troubles of the journey begin, and wound through what, later on in the year when the trees are in foliage, must be the most lovely scenery. At present the bareness of the forest and the vast expanses of water and swamp lent a gloomy aspect to the scene,which rather reminded one of the weird effect of some of Dore's illustrations. On either side stretched endless expanses of forest and jungle completely bare of leaves and as silent as death, but here and there the monotony of the scene was relieved by the patches of primroses, violets...<

ISBN: 9780217835190

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[ED: Softcover], [PU: Cambridge Scholars Publishing], Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: house in which we stayed, and where we fared almost luxuriously upon pheasant, duck, snipe, woodcock, and all similar products of the neighbouring swamps and jungles. Little as was the inducement for a prolonged stay in Resht, the difficulties of getting out of the place and on our journey to Teheran were considerable first, there were ponies to be ordered from the Chapparkhana or State Posting House then there were ropes and blankets and all sorts of necessaries for the journey, to be purchased in the town. As regards the ponies, any one who has had the slightest experience of dealing with Asiatics may easily understand that every sort of solemn engagement was entered into by the man in charge of the Posting House to send them without fail the first thing the next morning, and that, in spite of all these promises and every form of threat, inducement, or entreaty which we could bring to bear upon him, it was not till the third day that any sign of them appeared, the morning of the third day however at last found us well on our way out of the town towards Kudum, which is the name of the first stage at a distance of about eighteen miles from Resht. The road thus far was excellent for, indeed, it is not till about six miles further on that the real troubles of the journey begin, and wound through what, later on in the year when the trees are in foliage, must be the most lovely scenery. At present the bareness of the forest and the vast expanses of water and swamp lent a gloomy aspect to the scene,which rather reminded one of the weird effect of some of Dore's illustrations. On either side stretched endless expanses of forest and jungle completely bare of leaves and as silent as death, but here and there the monotony of the scene was relieved by the patches of primroses, violets...Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen, [SC: 0.00]<

ISBN: 9780217835190

This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from Gene… More...

This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner in 1892 in 158 pages; Subjects: Iran; Asia, Central; Middle East; History / Asia / General; History / Middle East / General; History / Asia / Central Asia; Political Science / International Relations / General; Travel / Middle East / General; Bücher > Fremdsprachige Bücher > Englische Bücher 152 x 229 x 6 mm , Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Cambridge Scholars Publishing<

2009, ISBN: 0217835198

Cambridge Scholars Publishing August 2009, 118 S., Kartoniert / Broschiert Sprache: eng