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Excerpt from The Cradle of Mankind: Life in Eastern Kurdistan
Similarly, it has been stated that it takes two people at least to write a book of travel a newcomer to give the first impressions and an old resident to reveal the true inwardness of things.
Though the quality of the ingredients must remain Of more importance than the proportions, the authors Of the present volume hope that at least the latter are correct. One of the writers has spent but three months in the country, the other has lived there for ten years. One was quite ignorant of the East, and spoke no word of any Oriental language; the other had become. So intimate with the tribesmen of his own locality, that they had even begun to tell him of their superstitions - the last secret that they ever disclose.
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Similarly, it has been stated that it takes two people at least to write a book of travel a newcomer to give the first impressions and an old resident to reveal the true inwardness of things.
Though the quality of the ingredients must remain Of more importance than the proportions, the authors Of the present volume hope that at least the latter are correct. One of the writers has spent but three months in the country, the other has lived there for ten years. One was quite ignorant of the East, and spoke no word of any Oriental language; the other had become. So intimate with the tribesmen of his own locality, that they had even begun to tell him of their superstitions - the last secret that they ever disclose.
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
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
W. A. Wigram
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265393697
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 486
Paperback
Contributors
Author
W. A. Wigram
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330866955
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 488
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