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2522357A Person From Englandhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/a-person-from-england-9781448204809/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3334540/aefa055b-a202-4db4-9375-dba990c51af8.jpg?v=638385224855800000300366MXNBloomsbury PublishingInStock/Ebooks/<p>First published in 1958, <em>A Person From England</em> tells of how the legendary cities of Turkestan - Merv, Khiva, Bokhara and Samarkand - have long exerted a romantic fascination upon Western travellers. During the last century, men of many nationalities have played what they and their contemporaries have called "The Great Game" - travelling throughout Central Asia. The author revives memories of the agents and travellers - official and unofficial, military and civilian - who have visited the Khanates of Turkestan, relating their adventures and attempting to recreate the atmosphere and flavour of the region. Extremely well written, Fitzroy Maclean captures a way of life that is fast disappearing.</p>...2458722A Person From England300366https://www.gandhi.com.mx/a-person-from-england-9781448204809/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3334540/aefa055b-a202-4db4-9375-dba990c51af8.jpg?v=638385224855800000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20119781448204809_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_<p>First published in 1958, <em>A Person From England</em> tells of how the legendary cities of Turkestan - Merv, Khiva, Bokhara and Samarkand - have long exerted a romantic fascination upon Western travellers. During the last century, men of many nationalities have played what they and their contemporaries have called The Great Game - travelling throughout Central Asia. The author revives memories of the agents and travellers - official and unofficial, military and civilian - who have visited the Khanates of Turkestan, relating their adventures and attempting to recreate the atmosphere and flavour of the region. Extremely well written, Fitzroy Maclean captures a way of life that is fast disappearing.</p>(*_*)9781448204809_<p>First published in 1958, <em>A Person From England</em> tells of how the legendary cities of Turkestan - Merv, Khiva, Bokhara and Samarkand - have long exerted a romantic fascination upon Western travellers. During the last century, men of many nationalities have played what they and their contemporaries have called "The Great Game" - travelling throughout Central Asia. The author revives memories of the agents and travellers - official and unofficial, military and civilian - who have visited the Khanates of Turkestan, relating their adventures and attempting to recreate the atmosphere and flavour of the region. Extremely well written, Fitzroy Maclean captures a way of life that is fast disappearing.</p>...9781448204809_Bloomsbury Publishinglibro_electonico_e3531359-480b-4e80-ac8d-9124d6748190_9781448204809;9781448204809_9781448204809Fitzroy MacleanInglésMéxico2011-09-28T00:00:00+00:00Bloomsbury Publishing