Eothen: Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East (Marlboro Travel) [Paperback]

Alexander William Kinglake (Author), Barbara Kreiger (Introduction)

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Series: Marlboro Travel | Publication Date: April 1, 1997

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About the Author

Kinglake was an English historian and travel writer. He gave a unique touch to the genre of travelogue through his expression and style. He also had a flourishing business as a lawyer. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 245 pages
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press (April 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810160358
• ISBN-13: 978-0810160354
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,292,896 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sparkling writing from the Turkish Empire, July 26, 2001

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This review is from: Eothen: Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East (Marlboro Travel) (Paperback)

This is a book to be treasured and I read it several times. It is hard to imagine the world Kinglake describes which is virtually extinct now at a time when lions abounded in Eastern Europe, Caliphs and Pashas smoked their pipes through long tubing and Lady Hester Stanhope gets esoteric.

Full of humour, the book is as British as they come with such sensitive nuances about the subject matter including disease, women, customs and issues of religion in the holy land.

I'm still looking for this brand of hero inside and out but don't think he's that common except as a carricature. Did Kinglake's world and attitude really exist?

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Churchill's recommendation,on Kipling's suggestion., January 3, 1999

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This review is from: Eothen: Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East (Marlboro Travel) (Paperback)

Absolutely Charming. A picture of an admirable type of man, long since extinct: The aristocratic Englishman, who views everything with an ironic good humor, and complains about nothing, no matter how dangerous, or annoying,or trying. The writing itself is priceless, the subject matter interesting, but it is the man himself that makes the book.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eothen, April 17, 2000

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This review is from: Eothen (Konemann Classics) (Hardcover)

Once asked how he learned to write so well, Winston Churchill growled, "Kinglake." That was Alexander Kinglake whose main works were this slim travelogue reporting on his tour as a young man through the Levant and a huge history of the Crimean war which occupied most of his life. Eothen is a wonderfully engaging tale of a traveler and the people he encounters in what was at the time a formidable journey. We are fortunate that it is back in print, bibliophiles treasure the early, leather-bound editions.