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NEW WORK ON THE EAST.
Eöthen; or, Traces of Travel brought Home from the East.
1 neat volume, very handsomely printed on fine paper.
50 cents.
Contents.—Preface—Over the border—Journey from Belgrade
to Constantinople—Constantinople—The Troad—Infidel Smyrna
—Greek mariners—Cyprus—Lady Hester Stanhope—The Sanctuary—The
monks of the Holy Land—From Nazareth to Tiberias
—My first bivouac—The Dead Sea—The black tents—Passage
of the Jordan—Terra Sancta—The desert—Cairo and the plague
—The Pyramids—The Sphynx—Cairo to Suez—Suez—Suez to
Gaza—Gaza to Nablous—Mariam—The prophet Damoor—Damascus—Pass
of the Lebanon—Surprise of Satalieh.
“Graphic in delineation, animated in style, frank in manner, and artistical in
the choice and treatment of the subjects selected for presentation.”
—Spectator.
“He has wit and humor that shed an illustrative gleam on every object
which he describes, placing it in the happiest relief.”
—Athenæum, (first notice.)
“The book is as `light as light,' and as lively as life, yet are there in it passages
and scenes which would make most men grave and solemn.”
—Athenæum,
(second notice.)
“This book with a bad title is wonderfully clever.”
—Examiner.
“We have seldom, in a word, perused a volume which so irresistibly claims
the attention, from the first page of the preface to the finale of the wanderings.”
—Atlas.
“If these be not poetry, and of a pure and striking kind too, we are no
critics.”
—Literary Gazette.
“It is novel in all its details.”
—Britannia.
“His account is brief, but were volumes written it could not bring the actual
scene more to our mind's eye. We are frequently startled in the midst of mirth
by some great touch of nature—some terrible display of truth.”
—News of the
World.
“The scenes through which he passed are exhibited with a clearness, and
stamped upon the mind with a strength, which is absolutely fascinating. The
whole is accompanied with the strong commanding evidence of truth, and embellished
with all the beauty of poetry.”
—Globe.
“This is the sort of writing for a traveller—sketchy, vigorous, and original.”
—Morning Post.
“A book which exerts a very fascinating effect on its readers.”
—Morning
Chronicle.
“We have rarely met with a work of the kind, blending so successively
curious and instructive information with light and amusing reading.”
—Westminster
Review.
“Nothing so sparkling, so graphic, so truthful in sentiment, so poetic in
vein, has issued from the press for many a day.”
—The Critic.
“This is a real book—not a sham. It displays a varied and comprehensive
power of mind, and a genuine mastery over the first and strongest of modern
languages. The author has caught the character and humor of the eastern
mind as completely as Anastasius, while in his gorgeous descriptions and
power of sarcasm he rivals Vathek. His terseness, vigor, and bold imagery
remind us of the brave old style of Fuller and of South, to which he adds a
spirit, freshness, and delicacy all his own.”
—Quarterly Review.
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