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Скачать книгу (размер 2 105 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 414) Аннотация: - Gripping adventure story, in the tradition of Peter Hopkirk's classic books on Central Asia — First published by OUP in 1997; now reissued by popular demand — Colourful and opinionated descriptions of the people Burnaby encountered — not only an adventure story, but a fascinating cultural document of its time — Peter Hopkirk's books have sold over 100,000 copies in their Oxford paperback…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: - Gripping adventure story, in the tradition of Peter Hopkirk's classic books on Central Asia — Colourful and opinionated descriptions of the people Burnaby encountered — not only an adventure story, but a fascinating cultural document of its time — First published in 1898; now reissued by popular demand In the savage winter of 1876 Captain Frederick Burnaby rode 1,000 miles eastwards from…