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Picture of Sunshine and Storm in the East, or Cruises to Cyprus and Constantinople (Paperback)

Sunshine and Storm in the East, or Cruises to Cyprus and Constantinople (Paperback)

ISBN: 1-59333-304-8
In this diary recording two voyages to Constantinople, Lady Annie Brassey demonstrates her keen eye for human interest and narrative detail. The modern reader will glimpse natural wonders and cultural distinctions of Portuagal, Spain, Moroco, Italy, Greece, and Turkey during the mid-1870s.
$161.00 $96.60
Picture of Sunshine and Storm in the East, or Cruises to Cyprus and Constantinople (Hardback)

Sunshine and Storm in the East, or Cruises to Cyprus and Constantinople (Hardback)

New Introduction by Scott A. Leonard
ISBN: 1-59333-202-5
Lady Annie Brassey (1839-1887) possess a keen eye for human interest and narrative detail that propelled her to international fame as a travel writer. This book presents a daily diary of two voyages to Constantinople aboard her family yacht in the mid 1870s. Here, the modern reader may glimpse the natural wonders, cultural distinctions, and political circumstances of such countries as Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Italy, Greece, and Turkey during that time period. Readers will also find an excellent example of the nineteenth-century European fascination with the "Orient."
$217.00 $130.20