The Road to Oxiana
Author: Byron, Robert
ISBN: 9780141442099
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 20 Aug 2007
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback / softback
New to Penguin Classics
In 1933 Robert Byron began a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad, and Teheran to Oxiana--the country of the Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya which forms part of the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. The Road to Oxiana offers not only a wonderful record of his adventures, but also a rare account of the architectural treasures of a region now inaccessible to most Western travelers.
ISBN: 9780141442099
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 20 Aug 2007
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback / softback
New to Penguin Classics
In 1933 Robert Byron began a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad, and Teheran to Oxiana--the country of the Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya which forms part of the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. The Road to Oxiana offers not only a wonderful record of his adventures, but also a rare account of the architectural treasures of a region now inaccessible to most Western travelers.
