Project Gutenberg 2010-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 177 Curzon, Robert 1810 1873 Zouche, Robert Curzon, baron Visits to Monasteries in the Levant Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Visits to Monasteries in the Levant" by Robert Curzon is a travel narrative written in the mid-19th century. The work recounts Curzon's explorations of various monasteries throughout the Levant, delving into their history, architecture, and the monastic lifestyle. As Curzon shares his encounters and observations, he offers readers glimpses into a world that few had the opportunity to witness during that era. At the start of the book, Curzon reflects on his motivations for writing, stemming from time spent in an old family house surrounded by rare manuscripts. He elaborates on his time in Egypt, detailing his journey to Alexandria, where he vividly describes the bustling streets filled with colorful characters, including water-carriers, brides, and Bedouin Arabs. The opening chapters capture the intense heat of the region and showcase the stark contrasts between the local way of life and Curzon’s European perspective. His engaging anecdotes lay a foundation for the deeper exploration of the monasteries that will follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32397/32397-h/images/cover.jpg en Middle East -- Description and travel Monasteries -- Middle East DS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 746318 738943 2024-09-13T14:15:23.926343 2023-09-14T08:12:42.332217 text/html text/html 750737 2024-03-02T01:12:31 text/html 3749353 2024-09-13T14:15:34.476297 application/epub+zip 3751256 2024-09-13T14:15:25.557332 application/epub+zip 313132 2024-09-13T14:15:24.599337 application/epub+zip 3999233 2024-09-13T14:15:41.993256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3937323 2024-09-13T14:15:33.009361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455537 2022-09-15T04:30:27.808758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 681729 2024-09-13T14:15:22.803385 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 681580 2011-02-03T08:22:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16078 2024-09-13T14:15:42.166259 application/rdf+xml 9777 2024-09-13T14:15:24.697346 image/jpeg 2093 2024-09-13T14:15:24.647354 image/jpeg 3707656 2024-09-13T14:15:24.135376 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