Project Gutenberg 1995-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 138 Kinglake, Alexander William 1809 1891 Kinglake, A. W. (Alexander William) Eothen; Or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East Transcribed from the 1898 George Newnes edition by David Price "Eothen; Or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East" by A. W. Kinglake is a travel narrative written in the mid-19th century. The book recounts the author's experiences as he journeys from Europe into the Ottoman Empire, particularly focusing on the cultural and geographical contrasts he encounters, as well as the characters he meets along the way. At the start of the narrative, the author describes his departure from Semlin, situated on the fringes of Europe, towards the contrasting world of the East, marked by the looming presence of historic Belgrade and the customs of its Ottoman inhabitants. He introduces a sense of tension between the Hungarian and Ottoman people, emphasizing the separation caused by fear of plague. The narrative captures the author's initial interactions with Turkish locals and describes their traditional attire, demeanor, and the aura of the Ottoman culture. The opening thus sets the stage for a broader exploration of themes related to East and West, cultural exchange, and personal transformation in a land imbued with rich history and complex social dynamics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Middle East -- Description and travel Kinglake, Alexander William, 1809-1891 -- Travel -- Middle East DS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 547215 547127 2024-09-01T04:59:00.124174 2023-10-01T04:48:51.324392 text/html text/html 546793 2013-03-22T11:18:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 207206 2013-03-22T11:20:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 276506 2024-09-01T04:59:06.771152 application/epub+zip 282879 2024-09-01T04:59:01.714216 application/epub+zip 282878 2024-09-01T04:59:00.788177 application/epub+zip 533342 2024-09-01T04:59:11.233168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497856 2024-09-01T04:59:06.170149 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498170 2022-09-01T05:11:03.819956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526842 526797 2024-09-01T04:58:59.523202 2023-10-01T04:48:50.812375 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 526398 2008-08-07T17:30:03 text/plain; charset=utf-8 203902 2008-08-07T17:42:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18295 2024-09-01T04:59:11.370127 application/rdf+xml 21931 2024-09-01T04:59:01.153184 image/jpeg 4535 2024-09-01T04:59:00.967199 image/jpeg 272977 2024-09-01T04:59:00.175198 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