Project Gutenberg 2015-12-15 Public domain in the USA. 97 Knox, Thomas Wallace 1835 1896 Knox, Thomas W. Knox, Thos. W. The Story Teller of the Desert—"Backsheesh!" or, Life and Adventures in the Orient Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "The Story Teller of the Desert—'Backsheesh!'" by Thomas Wallace Knox is a collection of travel accounts written in the late 19th century. This work documents the author’s adventures and explorations throughout various regions of the Orient, including Turkey, Greece, and Egypt, blending humor with insightful observations about the cultures and landscapes he encounters. The narrative likely presents a light-hearted perspective on travel, enriched with vivid descriptions and anecdotes. At the start of the journey, Knox details his departure from New York harbor on a steamer in the spring of 1873. He describes the initial smooth sailing, contrasting it with the stormy seas that follow and the ensuing sea-sickness experienced by the passengers, particularly an amusing character he refers to as "the Judge." The author injects humor into the narrative as he recounts the chaotic and often ridiculous scenarios aboard the ship, such as a race for a rolling lemon and the eccentricities of his fellow travelers, setting the tone for an engaging exploration of the adventures that lie ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Middle East -- Description and travel DS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 1478710 1478477 2024-09-21T08:51:11.431954 2023-09-22T06:13:21.099885 text/html text/html 1518298 2021-02-25T09:16:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 174921014 2021-02-25T09:16:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 63212650 2024-09-21T08:52:16.600125 application/epub+zip 63116556 2024-09-21T08:51:28.698375 application/epub+zip 651336 2024-09-21T08:51:15.668982 application/epub+zip 76197428 2024-09-21T08:52:45.345021 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 75983474 2024-09-21T08:51:54.413275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1040216 2022-09-23T04:46:18.078222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1170951 1170874 2024-09-21T08:51:05.105971 2023-09-22T06:12:56.371674 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1177420 2016-11-09T13:00:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 451073 2016-11-09T13:12:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1171197 2015-12-15T12:46:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 449889 2015-12-15T12:48:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20301 2024-09-21T08:52:45.843967 application/rdf+xml 12750 2024-09-21T08:51:15.950941 image/jpeg 2393 2024-09-21T08:51:15.807923 image/jpeg 172538174 2024-09-21T08:51:13.455937 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