The Life and Adventures of Arminius Vambery

A Hungarian Traveller in the Middle East and Central Asia

Arminius Vambery, Max Nordau (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

374 Seiten

2024
Manohar Publishers and Distributors (Verlag)
978-93-90729-51-7 (ISBN)

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Arminus Vambery was a Hungarian traveller who lived between 1832 and 1913. His life was one of wander and wonder. A linguist and a master of disguise, he often roamed with the native tribes as one of their own. He travelled extensively in the Middle East and Central Asia. This book is a collection of his experiences and provides a sketch of the places and the people he visited. Gifted with a keen eye, Vambery successfully paints a vivid and entertaining picture?of?his?travels?in?the?latter?half?of?the?nineteenth?century.

Arminius Vambery was born in a poor Jewish family in Hungary. In school he showed a remarkable aptitude for languages. By the age of sixteen he was proficient in Hungarian, Latin, French and German and very soon acquired skill in English, Scandinavian, Russian and Serbian?languages.

Erscheinungsdatum	01.07.2025
Verlagsort	New Delhi
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 230 mm
Gewicht	750 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien
ISBN-10	93-90729-51-3 / 9390729513
ISBN-13	978-93-90729-51-7 / 9789390729517
Zustand	Neuware