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Synopsis
He was a giant in his day, in terms of physical strength and literary fame. Captain Frederick Burnaby not only stood over most men in the flesh, he towered over them when it came to cold courage. A case in point was his decision to explore Russia on horseback in 1875, a country which had just been declared off-limits to all foreigners by the Czar. That didn’t intimidate Burnaby. A famous swordsmen and notable linguist, the author set off determined to cross Russia during the height of winter. His goal? The forbidden Central Asian city of Khiva! The resultant tale is a classic of equestrian adventure travel. Burnaby fills every page with a memorable cast of characters, including hard-riding Cossacks, nomadic Tartars, vodka-guzzling sleigh-drivers and a legion of peasant ruffians. “A Ride to Khiva” remains one of the most thrilling tales of the Victorian Age.
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In the winter of 1875, a young British officer set out across Central Asia on a strictly unofficial mission to investigate the latest secret Russian moves in the Great Game. His goal was the mysterious caravan city of Khiva, closed to all European travellers by the Russians following their seizure of it two years earlier. His aim was to discover whether, as many British strategists feared, this remote and dangerous oasis was about to be used as a springboard for an invasion of India. Unknown to his superiors, who would have forbidden the venture, Captain Frederick Gustavus Burnaby rode for over a thousand miles across steppe and desert, struggling through blizzards and snowdrifts, to reach forbidden Khiva. Ordered home by an alarmed government, Burnaby immediately sat down and wrote this best-selling account of his adventures, which was to become a Great Game classic, the first of two he was to publish.
About the Author
Frederick Gustavus Burnaby was a soldier, traveller, writer, and pioneer balloonist. He was reputed to be the strongest man in the British Army, and spoke no fewer than seven languages. In 1875, on a one-man Great Game mission, he rode to Khiva in Central Asia, and the following year set out from Constantinople for eastern Turkey. In 1885 he was speared to death while campaigning in the Sudan, where he is buried somewhere in the desert.
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Travels and Adventures in Central Asia: A Ride to Khiva
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Bhavana Books & Prints, New Delhi, 2001
ISBN 10: 8186505059
ISBN 13: 9788186505052
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Seller: Easy Chair Books, Lexington, MO, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 487 pages. Reprint of the 1876 book. A couple nicks to the covers, light discoloring; a good solid reading copy. Includes a couple map reprints as well. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Countries & Travel; ISBN: 8186505059. ISBN/EAN: 9788186505052. Inventory No: 231560. Seller Inventory # 231560
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Travels and Adventures in Central Asia : A Ride to Khiva
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Contents : Introduction. I. Information about Khiva. II. Waist-belt for gold. III. The Volga frozen. IV. Railway officials. V. Twenty degrees below zero. VI. A hole in the ice. VII. Pins-and-needles. VIII. The guardian of the forests. IX. Delayed by a snowstorm. X. Seligh sickness. XI. The ural Cossacks. XII. A supply of provisions. XIII. A sheepskin suit.XIV. A start with the courier. XV. Nomad tribes. XVI. Kashgar. XVII. Break-down of the sleigh. XVIII. An English engineer officer at Kasala. XIX. Ablutions under difficulties. XX. A priest. XXI. Water route from Kasala to petro-Alexandrovsk. XXII. Camels. XXIII. A lazy guide. XXIV. The guide's retaliation. XXV. Disobedience of orders. XXVI. The turkoman on his donkey. XXVII. Villages fortified. XXVIII. The guide's Kibitka. XXIX. The oozek. XXX. Oogentch. XXXI. The messenger. XXXII. Breakfast Khiva. XXXIII. The present khan. XXXIV. Departure from Khiva. XXXV. The meet. XXXVI. The tarantass. XXXVII. The district governor. XXXVIII. An inquisitive inspector. Appendices : 1. The Russian advance eastward. 2. Report of Mr. Schuyler. 3. Russian immortality in Central Asia. 4. Treaty of peace between Russia and Khiva. 5. The promise not to annex Khivan territory. 6. Treaty concluded between general kauffmann and Seid Muzafer, Ameer of Bokhara. 7. An Afghan prince on the importance of Merve. 8. Budget of the Turkistan government. 9. Russian operations against the Yomud Turkomans. 10. Movements of Russian troops on the Oxus. 11. Showing how easily merve might to taken by the Russians. 12. A Russians officer on 487 pp. Seller Inventory # 38038
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Travels and Adventures in Central Asia : A Ride to Khiva
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Bhavana Books & Prints, New Delhi, 1996
ISBN 10: 8186505059
ISBN 13: 9788186505052
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Hardcover/dust jacket Octavo. illustrated paper boards, gilt lettering, dust jacket, 487 pp, dj creased and worn at the edges, sticker on its front flap, endpapers and some pages wrinkled, maps glued on half title page and verso of last page Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Seller Inventory # 97083