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The valleys of the assassins

Stark, Freya2021
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Growing up in near-poverty and denied a formal education, Freya Stark had nurtured a fascination for the Middle East since reading Arabian Nights as a child. But it wasn't until she was in her thirties that she was able to leave Europe. Boarding a cargo ship to Beirut in 1927, she went on to became one of her generation's most intrepid explorers - her adventures would take her to remote areas in Turkey, the Middle East and Asia. 'The Valleys of the Assassins' chronicles Stark's treks into the wilderness of western Iran on the hunt for treasure and in an attempt to locate the long-fabled Assassins in Alumut, an ancient Persian sect. Entering Luristan on a mule, draped in native clothing, Freya bluffs her way past border guards and sets off into uncharted territory; places where few Europeans, and no European women, had ventured.
Main title:
The valleys of the assassins / Freya Stark ; introduction by Monisha Rajesh.
Author:
Stark, Freya, author
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2021.
Collation:
320 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9781529379778 (pbk)
Dewey class:
915.50452
Language:
English
BRN:
3137447
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