The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron
Of the journey by travel writer Robert Byron to the Middle East, this serves as a rare account of the architectural treasures of a region now innaccessible to most Western travellers, and a nostalgic look back at a more innocent time.
Certainly the wittiest book, and perhaps the wisest, to have been written in English about Iran* Christopher de Robert Byron was born in England in 1905 into a family distantly *
Robert Byron was born in England in 1905 into a family distantly related to Lord Byron. He attended Eton and Merton College, Oxford, and wrote several travel books before his untimely death in 1941, while serving as a correspondent for a London newspaper during World War II.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195325607 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195325605 |
| Title | The Road to Oxiana |
| Author | Robert Byron |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2007-05-18 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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