On Horseback through Asia Minor

A two-volume 1877 account of the author's two-thousand mile journey from Constantinople to eastern Turkey before the Russo-Turkish War.

Fred Burnaby (Author)

9781108037594, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 December 2011

396 pages, 1 b/w illus. 1 map
21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.5 kg

Frederick Burnaby (1842–85) joined the Royal Horse Guards in 1859, but, when not assigned to active duty, he crafted his own adventures. He ballooned across the English Channel, and travelled in Spain, Asia Minor and Russia. He was wounded, and eventually killed, fighting for the British Empire. His book, A Ride to Khiva (1876) gave a personal account of his hazardous mission into Russian territory during the 'Great Game' when the British and Russian Empires were vying for power in central Asia. It was an instant bestseller, and brought him overnight fame. This two-volume work, published in 1877, recounts his next adventure: a two-thousand mile journey through Asia Minor to assess Turkey's chances in the impending war with Russia. On the way, he creates vivid snapshots of the region and of the people he encounters. This first volume covers Burnaby's journey from Constantinople to Arabkir and includes a map of the entire route.

Preface
Introduction
1. The start
2. The Bosphorus
3. The porter at the hotel
4. Osman
5. Scutari
6. The proprietor of the establishment
7. An Armenian bishop
8. Camels
9. Nalihan
10. Radford
11. One lives and learns even from Turks
12. The Pacha's carriage
13. The band
14. Leave Angora
15. The Kizil Armak
16. A victim to the famine
17. M. Perrot
18. The mosque
19. A visit to some Greeks
20. The gipsies
21. Seleh Zela
22. Tokat
23. The servant of the house
24. Osman
25. Mohammed's horse
26. A prison in Sivas
27. The Governor calls
28. An Armenian monastery
29. The principal mosque
30. Snow
31. The river Dumrudja
32. Usury laws in Turkey.

Subject Areas: Middle Eastern history [HBJF1]