The Ansayrii, and the Assassins
Subtitle: With travels in the further East, in 1850-51; including a visit to Nineveh. Volume 1
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
Published: March 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 425
ISBN-13: 9781402191688
Subjects: Asia,Western Asia,Ansayrii,description,travel,journey,Nineveh,Middle East,Frederick Walpole; History / Asia; History / Far East
First sentence: IF anything could have dispelled the enchantments of Eastern travel, it would have been the discomfort of the start: the body, a rebellious subject, and perfectly unequal to the spirit that governs it, will often not see sense, or obey even necessity.