A Ride to Khiva

An Adventure in Central Asia

Fred Burnaby

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Eland Publishing Ltd
05 May 2017

Military intelligence; Travel & holiday; Expeditions

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In the winter of 1875, a young British officer set out across central Asia on an unofficial mission to investigate the latest Russian moves in the Great Game. His goal was the mysterious Central Asian city of Khiva, closed to all European travellers by the Russians following their seizure of it two years earlier. His aim was to discover whether this remote and dangerous oasis could be used as a springboard for an invasion of India.

An immediate bestseller when first published in 1877, Burnaby's delight in a life of risk and adventure still burns through the pages, as does his spontaneous affection for the Cossack troopers and Tartar, Khirgiz and Turkoman tribesmen that he encounters on his way.

'So idiosyncratic, so endearing, and so funny.' - Eric Newby

'A brave and strange life.' - Queen Victoria

'His adventures have become a Great Game classic.' - Peter Hopkirk

By: Fred Burnaby
Imprint: Eland Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 370g
ISBN: 9781780601120
ISBN 10: 1780601123
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 05 May 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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A Ride to Khiva

An Adventure in Central Asia

Fred Burnaby

$36.95

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