Buch, Englisch, 340 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 480 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration
The Travels of Three Ladies
Buch, Englisch, 340 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 480 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration
ISBN: 978-1-108-04332-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
The Scottish twin sisters Agnes Lewis (1843-1926) and Margaret Gibson (1843-1920), heiresses of an extremely wealthy man, between them learned numerous languages, including Modern Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Syriac, and became pioneering biblical scholars and explorers at a time when women rarely ventured to foreign lands. Their initial desire to travel to the Holy Land was encouraged by their Presbyterian minister. Setting out with their former teacher, Grace Blyth, in 1868, they travelled across Europe to Greece, Turkey, Egypt and Palestine. In this 1870 account, Lewis vividly describes the discomfort of long-distance travel, especially for women, and their encounters with the people they met on the way. At Constantinople they were struck by the beauty of Hagia Sophia, and saw whirling dervishes. They had some difficulties with their guide in Egypt, but this did not deter them, and they continued on to Palestine before returning to Europe.
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- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Historische Geographie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historische Geographie, Landkarten & Atlanten
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte: Expeditionen & Entdeckungen
Weitere Infos & Material
1. London to Munich
2. Munich to Constantinople
3. Constantinople
4. Constantinople to Cyprus
5. Cyprus to Alexandria
6. Alexandria to Asouan
7. Asouan to Wadee Halfeh and back to Cairo
8. Jaffa to Hebron and Jerusalem
9. A Sunday in Jerusalem
10. Rambles about Jerusalem
11. A ride to Bethany
12. A visit to the Cave of Adullam
13. The Mohammed pilgrims
14. Palm Sunday, and Mizpeh
15. The Jordan and the Dead Sea
16. The Holy Fire
17. The Haram and the Hareem
18. Jerusalem to Damascus
19. Damascus to the Cedars and to Greece.
