Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, in the Years 1843-1845 - To Ascertain the Fate of Colonel Stoddart and Captain Conolly

A Christian missionary's two-volume 1845 account of his perilous journey to locate two British officers executed in Central Asia.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Mysterious state of the pagan world; 2. Embarks from Malta to England; 3. Quits Linthwaite for the curacy of High Hoyland; 4. Constantinople; 5. Arrival at Trebizond; 6. Departure from Erzroom; 7. Arrival at Teheraun; 8. Arrival at Meshed; 9. Departure from Mowr; 10. Arrival at Karakol; 11. Passive obedience the feeling of the people of Bokhara.

Summary

The Christian missionary Joseph Wolff (1795–1862) published in 1845 this account of his perilous journey to the Emirate of Bukhara (in present-day Uzbekistan) to investigate the disappearance of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Stoddart and Captain Arthur Conolly. Wolff later discovered that the British officers had been executed.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Wolff
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.01.2014
• EAN: 9781108069243
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06924-3
• No. of pages: 388
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous