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A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Fred Burnaby
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| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:524 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | Classic travel writing |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108037587
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| Classifications | Dewey:915.8043 |
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| Audience | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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| Illustrations |
3 Maps
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
15 December 2011 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
It is 1875, the time of the 'Great Game', when the British and Russian Empires are vying for power in central Asia. A British officer rides for Khiva, a Russian city closed to European travellers. He is on a dangerous mission, to learn if Russia plans to invade India, the 'jewel in the crown' of the British Empire. It might be the plot of a Rudyard Kipling novel; instead it is the true story of Captain Frederick Burnaby (1842-85). Burnaby joined the British army in 1859, but in periods without active duty he crafted his own adventures. He ballooned across the English Channel, travelled in Spain and Russia, and was wounded, and eventually killed, fighting for Britain's empire. This account of his perilous journey to Khiva, published in 1876 and immediately reprinted, brought him instant fame. The book includes maps of the route he took and an appendix.
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