Baghdad Sketches (Travel)
In light of today's headlines, Freya Stark's memoirs of her travels in the Middle East are more valuable than ever. With her eye for detail and her ability to become a part of whatever land she is exploring, Stark paints for us pictures of a Baghdad which has vanished. She shares with us the...
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In light of today's headlines, Freya Stark's memoirs of her travels in the Middle East are more valuable than ever. With her eye for detail and her ability to become a part of whatever land she is exploring, Stark paints for us pictures of a Baghdad which has vanished. She shares with us the beauty and picturesqueness of the land as few have ever seen it and that no one will ever have the opportunity to see again."Even the author's sworn admirers will be taken by surprise by BAGHDAD SKETCHES. Here is a book surpassing even its predecessors in delight, a book to give thanks for." (The Listener)
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780810160231 (0810160234)
Publish date: December 4th 1996
Publisher: Marlboro Press
Pages no: 177
Edition language: English
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