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Eothen: Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East
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4 out of 5
Based on 29 Ratings and 16 Reviews

Book Description
While travel writing had already enjoyed a long and honored tradition in England, the publication in 1844 of Alexander Kinglake's Eothen forever changed the genre, and its influence may be traced down the generations from Robert Curzon's Monasteries of the Levant (1849) to Paul Theroux's Great Railway Bazaar (1975). Eothen--a Greek word meaning "from t... More
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PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingPaperback (146 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages304
ISBN-100192813617
ISBN-13978-0192813619
Publication Date09/05/1991
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About A.W. Kinglake (Author) : A.W. Kinglake is a published author. Some of the published credits of A.W. Kinglake include Eothen.
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About Jan Morris (Introduction) : Jan Morris is credited in children's books. Published credits of Jan Morris include The Towers of Trebizond (New York Review Books Classics) and Princess September and the Nightingale (Iona and Peter ... more
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