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Excerpt from Merv, a Story of Adventures and Captivity: Epitomised From ''the Merv Oasis''
I left Trebizond at sunset on Wednesday, February 5, 1879, en route for Central Asia. It was my intention to travel to Central Thibet, but subsequent circum stances obliged me to alter my resolution, and directed my steps to a locality perhaps not less interesting. I started by the English steamer Principe di Carignano,'' reaching Batoum early on the morning of the 6th. I found that place wonderfully increased in size, even during the short time which had elapsed since the Rus sian occupation. The number of houses had almost trebled, and, after the fashion of Russia generally, the majority of these consisted of rum and vodka. Sheps. At least one barrel-organ was to be heard grinding in the streets, and, for the first time in the history of the town, public vehicles - the Russian pha''eton, or gig - plied for hire. The same afternoon, the Principe di Carignano continued her voyage, arriving at the mouth of the Rion river in two and a half hours. Here one became fully impressed with the necessity felt by Russia for a B.
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I left Trebizond at sunset on Wednesday, February 5, 1879, en route for Central Asia. It was my intention to travel to Central Thibet, but subsequent circum stances obliged me to alter my resolution, and directed my steps to a locality perhaps not less interesting. I started by the English steamer Principe di Carignano,'' reaching Batoum early on the morning of the 6th. I found that place wonderfully increased in size, even during the short time which had elapsed since the Rus sian occupation. The number of houses had almost trebled, and, after the fashion of Russia generally, the majority of these consisted of rum and vodka. Sheps. At least one barrel-organ was to be heard grinding in the streets, and, for the first time in the history of the town, public vehicles - the Russian pha''eton, or gig - plied for hire. The same afternoon, the Principe di Carignano continued her voyage, arriving at the mouth of the Rion river in two and a half hours. Here one became fully impressed with the necessity felt by Russia for a B.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Edmond O''donovan
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ISBN - 9780364741009
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm
Page Count - 364
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