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Trip to Khiva: Travel Notes

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Trip to Khiva: Travel Notes
19.99 €
British officer and traveler Frederick Barnaby, who reached Khiva in 1875, is a real James Bond of the XIX century. Here are his travel notes translated by Andrei Gelasimov. "The Great Game" and Russian life through the eyes of an Englishman. This is not based on real events. These are real events. Frederick Gustav Barnaby (1842-1885) - intelligence officer of the British army, a famous adventurer and traveler. He traveled to Africa, Central Asia and Russia, among other places. He spoke several foreign languages, ran for Parliament, and published several books. In his honor on the territory of Birmingham's St. Philip's Cathedral there is an obelisk on which are engraved: "Burnaby", "Khiva 1875" and "Abu Klea 1885".
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