Download or read book A Ride to Khiva Classic Reprint written by Fred Burnaby and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Ride to Khiva I was myself a little uneasy about my own pass, as it Was one which had done service about five years previously, and 1 had tor gotten to send it to the Russian Consulate previous to my departure from London. However, atter looking at the document -ior some time, and scrutinizing its owner yery carefully, the official returned it to me. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A New Ride to Khiva Classic Reprint written by Robert L. Jefferson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New Ride to Khiva To Khiva was because so many people asaid it was impossible. That there was a certain amount of fascination in the idea I admit, for I have always been a keen admirer of the stalwart guardsman whose horseback ride across the desert of Kizil kum will be remembered long after his brave exploits in Egypt have been forgotten. My object was to emulate Captain Burnaby's ride to Khiva, but as a sportsman only. The future of Central Asia (such a problem in Burnaby's time) is now settled; but I am vain enough to think that, so far as Khiva itself is concerned, I shall be able. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Ride to Khiva written by Fred Burnaby and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-19 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia The title explains the nature of this work. It is merely a narrative of a ride to Khiva. I have added a short account of Russia's Advance Eastward. In the course of my journey I had the opportunity of conversing with many Russians in Central Asia. India was a topic which never failed to produce numerous comments. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Ride to Khiva and on Horseback Through Asia Minor Classic Reprint written by Fred Burnaby and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Ride to Khiva and on Horseback Through Asia Minor The account of the prohibitory order which I had seen published in the "Pall Mall Gazette" was, I had every reason to believe, correct; and should I not find, after crossing the Ural River, and entering Asia, that my long sleigh journey had been all to no purpose, and have to retrace my steps through European Russia? These were my first impressions on arriving in England; hut on talking the matter over with some Russians of my acquaintance, they assured me that I was entirely mistaken; that, on the contrary, the authorities at St. Petersburg would readily permit English officers to travel in Central Asia; and it was observed that (he order to which I had alluded referred only to merchants or people who tried to smuggle contraband goods into the recently annexed Khanates. A few months later I had the honor of making the acquaintance of his Excellency Count Schouvaloff, the Russian embassador in London, and formerly the head of the secret police at St. Peters burg. He was excessively kind, and promised to do what he could to further my plans, but in an answer to a straightforward question, as to whether I should bp permitted to travel in Russian Asia or not, his reply was, "My dear sir, that is a subject about which I can not give you any answer; but on arriving in St. Petersburg the authorities there will be able to afford you every possible information." It was a diplomatic answer - one which bound the count to nothing, and I went away charmed with the tact and affability or the Russian embassador. Apparently there was nothing to he learned officially from Russian sources; but unofficially, and one by one, many little bits of information crept out. I now first learned that General Milutin, the Minister of War at St. Petersburg, was personally very much opposed to the idea of an English officer traveling in Central Asia, particularly in that part which lies between the boundaries of British India and Russia. According to him, a Russian traveler, a Mr. Pachino, had not been well treated by the authorities in India, and this gentleman had not been permitted to enter Afghanistan; and, in consequence, General Milutin did not see why he should allow an Englishman to do what was denied to a Russian subject. Another peculiarity, which I remarked in several Russians whose acquaintance I at that time had the honor of making, it may here be not out of place to mention. This was their desire to impress upon my mind the great advantage it would be for England to have a civilized neighbor like Russia on her Indian frontier; and when I did not take the trouble to dissent from their views - for it is a waste of breath to argue with Russians about this question - how eager they were for me to impress their line of thought upon the circle of people with whom I was the more immediately connected. Of course, the arguments brought forward were based upon purely philanthropic motives, upon Christianity and civilization. They said that the two great powers ought to go together hand in glove; that there ought to be railways all through Asia formed by Anglo-Russian companies; that Russia and England had every sympathy in common which should unite them; that (hey both hated Germany and loved France; that England and Russia could conquer the world, and so on. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
Download or read book Khiva and Turkestan written by Henry Spalding and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-08-11 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Khiva and Turkestan: Translated From the Russian IN bringing this work to the notice of the public, the translator trusts that it will, in some measure, answer a twofold purpose: firstly, by affording exact and reliable information regarding the remote region of which it treats, a region all the more interesting to Englishmen that it lies in com parative proximity to Hindostan; and secondly, by representing this subject from a Russian point of view, and enabling us to judge the question from their stand-point. There are always two sides to a question, and never is this truth more indis putable than in cases of international rivalry or disagreement. Without wishing to be the apologist of the entire policy of Russia, the translator believes that an impartial study of her history will considerably modify the unfavourable opinions constantly expressed regarding her. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A New Ride to Khiva written by Robert L. Jefferson and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter xix. the kara kum /vN the sixth day out from Orsk the trail ran - near the shores of the Aral Sea, and for quite thirty miles I was compelled to push through a swamp, the mud and water of which reached at times over my knees. Later on we began to fall in with the Khirghiz nomads, and espied several of their kibitkas, or black tents, dotted on the steppe. Once we sought shelter from the burning rays of the sun in one of these kibitkas, and there, had it not been for the intervention of the yemshik, or driver of my tarantass, I fear my journey would have been brought to a summary end. My bicycle was looked upon with alarm and dismay, and, when I approached the encampment, the Khirghiz, mounting their horses, made for me with a rush, rending the air with their screams and shouts, and cracking their long 178-. jps in fury. Fearing that they intended to.. me down I dismounted. Along came the Khirehiz like a whirlwind, then circled around me shouting and jabbering in a most furious manner. I threw up my hands to show that I meant them no harm, but I was not quite certain as to the better course--to draw my revolver or to submit My tarantass was a little way behind, I could just faintly hear the jangle of the douga bells; but presently up it dashed at 1 a great speed right into the midst of the Khirghiz, who scattered to right and left. The yemshik stood on his box, waving his knout and shouting something in the Khirghiz language which, of course, was unintelligible to me. Anyway his presence had the effect of calming these extraordinary people, who are half Chinese, half Tartar in appearance, but as wild and reckless looking as Bashi-Bazouks. I was taken to their kibitka, and when their fears of my bicycle had been allayed and its...
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Download or read book A Ride to Khiva written by Fred Burnaby and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the winter of 1875, a young British officer set out across central Asia on a strictly unofficial mission to investigate the latest secret Russian moves in the Great Game. His goal was the mysterious caravan city of Khiva, his aim to discover whether this remote and dangerous oasis was about to be used as a springboard for an invasion of India. He rode for over a thousand miles across steppe and desert, struggling through blizzards and snowdrifts, to reach forbidden Khiva. Ordered home by an alarmed government, Burnaby immediately sat down and wrote this best-selling account of his adventures, which has become a Great Game classic.
Download or read book A Ride to Khiva written by Fred Burnaby and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Ride to Khiva recounts Captain Burnaby's strictly unofficial mission in 1875 to investigate the motives behind Russia's exclusion of foreigners from Central Asia. Forced to travel in winter, he journeyed through blizzards and snowdrifts to reach the mysterious caravan city of Khiva, hisadventures extending from surviving the Cossack's treatment for frostbite to taking tea with the Khan. Burnaby's account of his `one-man Great Game mission' was hugely successful, reprinting eleven times in its first year of publication, and A Ride to Khiva continues to make gripping reading today.Now reissued with a new introduction by the highly acclaimed author, Peter Hopkirk.
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Download or read book A Ride from Land s End to John O Groats Classic Reprint written by Evelyn Burnaby and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Ride From Land's End to John O' Groats MY brother's ride to Khiva suggested the idea of a ride from Land's End to john-o'-groat's. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Ride to Khiva and on Horseback Through Asia Minor written by Fred Burnaby and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-14 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book A Ride to Khiva written by Frederick Burnaby and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frederick Gustavus Burnaby--soldier, traveler, writer, and pioneer balloonist--set out on an unofficial mission in 1875 to investigate the motives behind Russia's exclusion of foreigners from Central Asia. This real-life adventure details the hardship and humor of Burnaby's excursion. Reprinted eleven times in its first year of publication, the story made Burnaby a popular hero in his own day.
Download or read book Russian Central Asia Including Kuldja Bokhara Khiva and Merv Vol 2 of 2 Classic Reprint written by Henry Lansdell and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Russian Central Asia, Including Kuldja, Bokhara, Khiva and Merv, Vol. 2 of 2 About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Books and Travel written by Jennifer Laing and published by Channel View Publications. This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The books that we read, whether travel-focused or not, may influence the way in which we understand the process or experience of travel. This multidisciplinary work provides a critical analysis of the inspirational and transformational role that books play in travel imaginings. Does reading a book encourage us to think of travel as exotic, adventurous, transformative, dangerous or educative? Do different genres of books influence a reader's view of travel in multifarious ways? These questions are explored through a literary analysis of an eclectic selection of books spanning the period from the eighteenth century to the present day. Genres covered include historical fiction, children's books, westerns, science-fiction and crime fiction.
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