The Road To Oxiana Robert Byron Penguin Classics Αγγλικά Βιβλία Travel Maps & Atlases

A Real-Life Adventure That Inspired Countless Travellers In Fact And Fiction The Penguin Classics Edition Of Robert Byron\ S Road To Oxiana Includes An Introduction By Colin Thubron 1933 Byron Began Journey Through Middle East Via Beirut Jerusalem Baghdad Teheran - Country Oxus Ancient Name For River Amu Darya Which Forms Part Border Between Afghanistan Soviet Union Offers Not Only Wonderful Record His Adventures But Also Rare Account Architectural Treasures Region Now Inaccessible Most Western Travelers (1905-41) Was Born 1905 Educated At Eton Merton College Oxford He Died During Second World War When Ship Serving On Torpedoed U-Boat Off Cape Wrath Is Considered Many Modern Travel Writers Be First Example Great Writing If You Enjoyed Might Like Charles Darwin\ Voyage Beagle Available \ Greatest All Pre-War Books\ William Dalrymple\ What Ulysses Novel Wars Waste Land\ Poetry Book\ Paul Fussell\ Any List Books 20Th Century Travels Persia Must Put Somewhere Near Very Top\ Telegraph Σελίδες: 368 Διαστάσεις: 12 8X12 8Cm