Beyond Euphrates by Freya Stark

Beyond Euphrates by Freya Stark

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This sequel to "Traveller's Prelude" describes the author's journeys to the East, embarked upon in 1928. Through the medium of letters and extracts from her diary, she describes her life in Baghdad, her experiences in a harem in Damascus, journeys to Persia and a treasure hunt in Luristan.

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Beyond Euphrates by Freya Stark

This sequel to "Traveller's Prelude" describes the author's journeys to the East, embarked upon in 1928. Through the medium of letters and extracts from her diary, she describes her life in Baghdad, her experiences in a harem in Damascus, journeys to Persia and a treasure hunt in Luristan. Dame Freya Stark has also written "The Coat of Incense", "Dust in the Lion's Paw", "East is West" and "The Southern Gates of Arabia".

Jonathan Stark is a mobile and web application consultant who has been called an expert on publishing desktop data to the web by the Wall Street Journal. He has written two books on web application programming, is a tech editor for both php-architect and Advisor magazines, and has been quoted in the media on internet and mobile lifestyle trends. Jonathan began his programming career more than 20 years ago on a Tandy TRS-80 and still thinks Zork was a sweet game.

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ISBN 13 9780712630542
ISBN 10 0712630546
Title Beyond Euphrates
Author Freya Stark
Series Century Travellers
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cornerstone
Year published 1989-07-13
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.