On the Road to KhivaH.S. King, 1874 - 359 páginas |
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... miles of desert under heavy rain , with a fever and three unhealed hurts ) I shall try again . In the meantime , all that I wish to do is to tell my own story fairly , and to leave among my own country- men , from whom I have been ...
... miles of desert under heavy rain , with a fever and three unhealed hurts ) I shall try again . In the meantime , all that I wish to do is to tell my own story fairly , and to leave among my own country- men , from whom I have been ...
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... miles from Fort No. 1 , 485 from Kinderli Bay , 535 from Djizak , 551 from Tchikishliar , 879 from Oren- burg ; but as our troops will most likely make several détours , you may add a little more in every case . One thing's certain , at ...
... miles from Fort No. 1 , 485 from Kinderli Bay , 535 from Djizak , 551 from Tchikishliar , 879 from Oren- burg ; but as our troops will most likely make several détours , you may add a little more in every case . One thing's certain , at ...
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... miles of magnificent scenery which lie between us and the second train that awaits us at Suram . Accordingly , I and three other vic- tims squeeze ourselves into the foremost car - a rickety affair , all hoops and tarpaulin , like the ...
... miles of magnificent scenery which lie between us and the second train that awaits us at Suram . Accordingly , I and three other vic- tims squeeze ourselves into the foremost car - a rickety affair , all hoops and tarpaulin , like the ...
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David Ker. A pleasant prospect , certainly , for a journey of several thousand miles ! but happily , the reality is less formidable than it has been painted . My first essay of the new belt , indeed , vividly recalls Mr Ainsworth's ...
David Ker. A pleasant prospect , certainly , for a journey of several thousand miles ! but happily , the reality is less formidable than it has been painted . My first essay of the new belt , indeed , vividly recalls Mr Ainsworth's ...
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... miles of weary travel , before sinking to rest for ever . Little by little , however , the scenery becomes less atrociously Mississipian , though still preserving its overwhelming desolation . Wide sweeps of barren sand -bristling reeds ...
... miles of weary travel , before sinking to rest for ever . Little by little , however , the scenery becomes less atrociously Mississipian , though still preserving its overwhelming desolation . Wide sweeps of barren sand -bristling reeds ...
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