A Person From England
- Authors
- Maclean, Fitzroy
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Reader
- Tags
- cities and the american revolution , history , travel , adventure
- ISBN
- 9781448204809
- Date
- 1958-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 4.81 MB
- Lang
- en
First published in 1958, "A Person From England "tells of how the legendary cities of Turkestan - Merv, Khiva, Bokhara and Samarkand - have long exerted a romantic fascination upon Western travellers. During the last century, men of many nationalities have played what they and their contemporaries have called "The Great Game" - travelling throughout Central Asia. The author revives memories of the agents and travellers - official and unofficial, military and civilian - who have visited the Khanates of Turkestan, relating their adventures and attempting to recreate the atmosphere and flavour of the region. Extremely well written, Fitzroy Maclean captures a way of life that is fast disappearing.