In 1840, Hans Christian Andersen left Copenhagen on a journey that would take him through Germany, Italy, and Malta, then to Greece, Turkey and up the Danube. With a poet's eye for detail, Andersen captures his visit to the Whirling Dervishes, the slavemarkets at a bazaar in Istanbul, the breathtaking beauty of the Asian coast, and his harrowing trip up the Danube, during which oarsmen rowed against the tide and each passenger endured a ten-day quarantine under prison-like conditions. This book itself is a remarkable ...
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In 1840, Hans Christian Andersen left Copenhagen on a journey that would take him through Germany, Italy, and Malta, then to Greece, Turkey and up the Danube. With a poet's eye for detail, Andersen captures his visit to the Whirling Dervishes, the slavemarkets at a bazaar in Istanbul, the breathtaking beauty of the Asian coast, and his harrowing trip up the Danube, during which oarsmen rowed against the tide and each passenger endured a ten-day quarantine under prison-like conditions. This book itself is a remarkable journey, not just to exotic ports of call, but into the fascinating world of nineteenth-century travel.
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Add this copy of A Poet's Bazaar: a Journey to Greece, Turkey and Up the to cart. $72.93, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Michael Kesend Pub Ltd.
Add this copy of A Poet's Bazaar: a Journey to Greece, Turkey and Up the to cart. $105.88, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Michael Kesend Pub Ltd.
