Kinglake's Eothen
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Poor
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Binding - cracked; net showing.
A landmark of Victorian travel writing, Eothen chronicles Alexander William Kinglake's spirited journey through the Near East in the 1830s, carrying the reader from the Ottoman frontier through Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Palestine, and Syria with remarkable vividness and wit. Written with a distinctly personal and often irreverent voice, the narrative presents the East not as a scholarly subject but as a living, breathing world filtered through the sharp observations of a young English gentleman unencumbered by diplomatic pretense. Kinglake illustrates the customs, landscapes, and peoples he encounters with a blend of romantic wonder and dry humor that set the work apart from the more earnest travel accounts of its era. First published in 1844, the book became an instant classic, celebrated for its literary style as much as its geographical content, and it remains one of the most entertaining and influential examples of the genre ever produced in the English language.
Author: A.W. Kinglake
Format: Hardback
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Book: Poor
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Binding - cracked; net showing.
A landmark of Victorian travel writing, Eothen chronicles Alexander William Kinglake's spirited journey through the Near East in the 1830s, carrying the reader from the Ottoman frontier through Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Palestine, and Syria with remarkable vividness and wit. Written with a distinctly personal and often irreverent voice, the narrative presents the East not as a scholarly subject but as a living, breathing world filtered through the sharp observations of a young English gentleman unencumbered by diplomatic pretense. Kinglake illustrates the customs, landscapes, and peoples he encounters with a blend of romantic wonder and dry humor that set the work apart from the more earnest travel accounts of its era. First published in 1844, the book became an instant classic, celebrated for its literary style as much as its geographical content, and it remains one of the most entertaining and influential examples of the genre ever produced in the English language.