He was not at home, but engaged in paying visits to the families of the principal officials in the garrison, ... A small entrance-hall afforded every convenience to the visitor for hanging up his fur pelisse and depositing his galoshes.
He was not at home , but engaged in paying visits to the families of the principal officials in the garrison , as it is ... A small entrance - hall afforded every convenience to the visitor for hanging up his fur pelisse and depositing ...
Excerpt from A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia The title explains the nature of this work. It is merely a narrative of a ride to Khiva. I have added a short account of Russia's Advance Eastward.
This real-life adventure details the hardship and humor of Burnaby's excursion. Reprinted eleven times in its first year of publication, the story made Burnaby a popular hero in his own day.
A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia