Grierson Press
The Kingdom Of Georgia - Notes Of Travel In A Land Of Women, Wine And Song
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9781443758956
ISBN13:
9781443758956
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The Kingdom Of Georgia - Notes Of Travel In A Land Of Women, Wine And Song
$31.24
PREFACE. THERE were four of us-two Frenchmen, an Italian, and an Englishman. We had ridden from Damascus to Baalhek, and had seen the ruins after dinner, we were lying on heaps of cushions on the floor, in a hostelry little known to Europeans. For some minutes the bubbling of our narghiles was the only sound that broke the stillness of the night. Then the ex-cuirassier spoke out in a strong voice-the voice of a man accustomed to command Gentlemen I propose that we solemnly pass a vote of censure on the late M. de Lamartine. Bravo was our unanimous cry and the vote was carried, nemine contradicente. A rider was added, to the effect that poets should be discouraged from writing books of travel.......
| Author: Oliver Wardrop |
| Publisher: Grierson Press |
| Publication Date: Oct 06, 2008 |
| Number of Pages: 252 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1443758957 |
| ISBN-13: 9781443758956 |
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