Eothen

Eothen is a travelogue written by Alexander William Kinglake, which chronicles his journey through the Middle East and Egypt in the 1840s. The book is divided into 17 chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of his travels, including his encounters with local people, his observations of their customs and traditions, and his experiences of the landscape and architecture of the region.Throughout the book, Kinglake offers vivid descriptions of the places he visits, from the bustling cities of Cairo and Constantinople to the desolate deserts of Arabia. He also provides insights into the political and social context of the time, including the tensions between the Ottoman Empire and its European rivals, as well as the impact of Western colonialism on the region.Eothen is widely regarded as a classic of 19th-century travel writing, praised for its evocative prose and its ability to capture the spirit of adventure and discovery that characterized the era. It remains a popular read for anyone interested in the history and culture of the Middle East, as well as for those who enjoy immersive travel writing.I went on and came near to those waters of death. They stretched deeply into the southern desert, and before me, and all around, as far away as the eye could follow, blank hills piled high over hills, pale, yellow, and naked, walled up in her tomb for ever the dead and damned Gomorrah. There was no fly that hummed in the forbidden air, but instead a deep stillness; no grass grew from the earth, no weed peered through the void sand; but in mockery of all life there were trees borne down by Jordan in some ancient flood, and these, grotesquely planted upon the forlorn shore, spread out their grim skeleton arms, all scorched and charred to blackness by the heats of the long silent years.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.