Narrative of a Journey Overland From England, By Continent of - Including a Residence There, Voyage Home, in Years 1825, 26, 27, 28

Klappentext First published in 1830, this pioneering work introduces readers to exotic locations and intriguing cultures. Zusammenfassung A pioneering piece of travel writing! Anne Katharine Elwood's Narrative of a Journey Overland (1830) describes sights from cathedrals to pyramids! and deserts to termites. Volume 2 familiarises readers with the customs! habits! castes and religions of Indian society! and includes a startling account of snakes and lizards. Inhaltsverzeichnis 45. Description of an Anglo-Indian Ménage; 46. Lizards; 47. Religion of the Hindoos; 48. Ancient religion of the Hindoos; 49. Mythological personifications; 50. Various castes and sects at Bombay; 51. Gypsies perhaps derive their origin from exiled Parsees; 52. Description of the Island of Bombay; 53. Bombay society; 54. Seasons of India different from those in Europe; 55. Languages of India; 56. Pattemars; 57. State of Poorbunder; 58. District of Okamundel, inhabited by a wild race of men; 59. Bate; 60. Journey from Mandavie to Bhooj; 61. Province of Cutch; 62. Jharejahs first conquered by Sir William Keir; 63. Vale of Bhooj; 64. Visit to the Ranee of Cutch; 65. Climate of Cutch; 66. Arrival and adventures of Captain Doria; 67. Departure from Bhooj, and voyage to Surat; 68. Bheels and Coolies, the original inhabitants of Guzerat; 69. Difference between English and Indian travelling; 70. Spenser's Folly; 71. Excursion to the Island of Elephanta; 72. Departure from Bombay; 73. Ceylon; 74. Early Portuguese discoveries; 75. St. Helena; 76. Shops at St. James's Town; 77. Island of Ascension; Appendix.

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• Authors: Anne Katharine Elwood, Anne Katharine Curteis Elwood, Elwood Anne Katharine Curteis
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.10.2010
• EAN: 9781108019170
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01917-0
• No. of pages: 420
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia; Narrative of a Journey Overland from England, by the Continent of Europe, Egypt, and the Red Sea, to India 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; Europe, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Egypt, TRAVEL / Europe / General, TRAVEL / Asia / India & South Asia, TRAVEL / Middle East / Egypt, India, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Classic Travel Writing, Red Sea