The Valleys of the Assassins A John Murray Journey【電子書籍】[ Freya Stark ]

＜p＞＜strong＞INTRODUCED BY MONISHA RAJESH, award-winning author of ＜em＞Around the World in 80 Trains＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'If I were asked to enumerate the pleasures of travel, this would be one of the greatest among them - that so often and so unexpectedly you meet the best in human nature.'＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Growing up in near-poverty and denied a formal education, Freya Stark had nurtured a fascination for the Middle East since reading ＜em＞Arabian Nights＜/em＞ as a child. But it wasn't until she was in her thirties that she was able to leave Europe. Boarding a cargo ship to Beirut in 1927, she went on to became one of her generation's most intrepid explorers - her adventures would take her to remote areas in Turkey, the Middle East and Asia.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Valleys of the Assassins＜/em＞ chronicles Stark's treks into the wilderness of western Iran on the hunt for treasure and in an attempt to locate the long-fabled Assassins in Alumut, an ancient Persian sect. Entering Luristan on ．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る