Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea and the Holy Land (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781605203768)

Perhaps the first modern travelogues still to capture the imaginations of armchair explorers, the mid-19th-century bestselling books of American diplomat and writer JOHN LLOYD STEPHENS (1805-1852) read like the most inspired of novels, their poetic immediacy placing the reader square in the saddle of adventure. In this classic 1837 work-which no less a critic than Edgar Allan Poe praised for its "freshness of manner evincing manliness of feeling"-Stephens takes the reader on an evocative journey through the Middle East, from a visit to the pyramids of Egypt to encounters with enthusiastic locals and much more, Complete with all the beautiful original illustrations by English artist and architect FREDERICK CATHERWOOD (1799-1854), this delightful book continues to enthrall adventurous spirits today.

Author: John Lloyd Stephens
ISBN-10: 1605203769
ISBN-13: 9781605203768
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2008
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.14d