The Ansayrii, and the Assassins
Subtitle: With travels in the further East, in 1850-51; including a visit to Nineveh. Volume 3
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
Published: March 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 473
ISBN-13: 9781402191664
Subjects: Asia,Western Asia,Ansayrii,description,travel,journey,Nineveh,Middle East,Frederick Walpole; History / Asia; History / Far East
First sentence: IT was not without many pangs that I resolved to exchange all the comforts of the Locanda at Beyrout for a rough, and-although I laughed at those who told me so-a rather unsafe road, in the middle of winter, with a keen air, and a very clouded sky overhead.