Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 84 De Windt, Harry 1856 1933 Windt, Harry de A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán Reading ease score: 66.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jayam Subramanian and PG Distributed Proofreaders "A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán" by Harry De Windt is a travel narrative written in the late 19th century. The book recounts the author's adventurous journey from the Caucasus to India, traversing diverse and often treacherous terrains through Persia and Baluchistán. The narrative is enriched by De Windt's observations and encounters with various cultures and peoples along the way, providing an engaging glimpse into a region rich in history and complexity. At the start of the narrative, De Windt finds himself in Tiflis, the capital of the Caucasus, where his plans to travel to India via a direct route through Central Asia are thwarted by Russian governmental restrictions. Instead, after a somewhat disappointing meeting with a high-ranking official, he pivots his route towards Persia. De Windt describes Tiflis in vivid detail, highlighting the contrasts between its European and Asiatic parts. He is soon joined by Gerôme Realini, a Russian interpreter, who will accompany him on his quest. The narrative captures De Windt's anticipation and the early challenges he faces amid an unforgiving winter, ultimately setting the stage for the adventures that lie ahead as he prepares to journey through difficult landscapes towards India. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en India -- Description and travel Iran -- Description and travel Baluchistan -- Description and travel DS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 415848 415753 2024-10-05T07:35:19.351925 2023-10-05T07:48:44.076068 text/html text/html 415841 415746 2024-10-05T07:35:19.618971 2023-10-05T07:48:44.256100 text/html text/html 242480 2024-10-05T07:35:28.088910 application/epub+zip 248139 2024-10-05T07:35:23.246925 application/epub+zip 229779 2024-10-05T07:35:21.917905 application/epub+zip 458153 2024-10-05T07:35:32.002898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429030 2024-10-05T07:35:27.242875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400526 2022-09-05T11:02:30.684414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385627 385583 2024-10-05T07:35:18.962916 2023-10-05T07:48:43.809085 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 386172 2004-02-07T15:05:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 150206 2004-02-07T15:05:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 386476 2004-02-07T15:05:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149976 2004-02-07T15:05:44 text/plain application/zip 21203 2024-10-05T07:35:32.130851 application/rdf+xml 16306 2024-10-05T07:35:22.483904 image/jpeg 3624 2024-10-05T07:35:22.195908 image/jpeg 240958 2024-10-05T07:35:19.653955 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia