{"title":"Historical Travels","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore travel accounts, journeys, and historical observations that illuminate India’s past through the experiences of travelers, explorers, scholars, and visitors.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"11052-the-alhambra","title":"The Alhambra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Washington Irving\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Goodword Books\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2003\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 436\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8178981386\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Alhambra is a more personal study reflecting the author’s enchantment with the splendors of the palace and his intimate knowledge of the history of the Muslims in Spain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWashington Irving, has long been admired for his writings on American lore and history, but his work on Islamic subjects, particularly his studies of Islamic Spain, deserve wider recognition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author first visited Granada in 1828, and revisited the city many times, living within the precincts of the Alhambra and having access to the many historical documents housed there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Journey\u003cbr\u003ePalace of the Alhambra\u003cbr\u003eImportant Negotiations -The author Succeeds to the Throne of Boabdil\u003cbr\u003eInhabitants of the Alhambra\u003cbr\u003eThe Hall of Ambassadors\u003cbr\u003eThe Mysterious Chambers\u003cbr\u003ePanorama View from the Tower of Comares\u003cbr\u003eThe Balcony\u003cbr\u003eThe Adventure of the Mason\u003cbr\u003eThe Court of Lions\u003cbr\u003eMementoes of Boabdil\u003cbr\u003eThe House of the Weathercock\u003cbr\u003eLegend of the Arabian Astrologer\u003cbr\u003eVisitors to the Alhambra\u003cbr\u003eThe Generalife\u003cbr\u003eLegend of Prince Ahmed Al Kamal, or, the Pilgrim of Love\u003cbr\u003eA Ramble among the hills\u003cbr\u003eLegend of the Moor’s Legacy\u003cbr\u003eThe Tower of Las Infantas\u003cbr\u003eLegend of the Three Beautiful Princesses\u003cbr\u003eLegend of the Rose of the Alhambra\u003cbr\u003eThe Veteran\u003cbr\u003eThe Governor and the Notary\u003cbr\u003eGovernor Manco and The Soldier\u003cbr\u003eA Fete in the Alhambra\u003cbr\u003eLegend of the Two Discreet Statues\u003cbr\u003eThe Crusade of the Grand Master of Alcantara\u003cbr\u003eAn Expedition in Quest of a Diploma\u003cbr\u003eThe Legend of the Enchanted Soldier\u003cbr\u003eThe Author’s Farewell to Granada\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Washington Irving \/ Goodword Books \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776158150825,"sku":"11052","price":21.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/11052_8b3b30ce-c4a4-45b4-80c3-4e5c5589841b.jpg?v=1625513852"},{"product_id":"16882-an-account-of-tibet-travels-of-ippolito-desideri-1712-1727","title":"An Account of Tibet - Travels of Ippolito Desideri  1712 - 1727","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Filippo De Filippi\u003cbr\u003eEditor(s): Filippo De Filippi\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Rupa\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2005\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 560\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8129107775\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten more than 250 years ago, this record of Father Ippolito Desideri’s stay in Tibet, extending over a period of five years, provides the first accurate general description of Tibet in all its particulars-the flora, fauna, products of the soil, the inhabitants and their special customs, the constitution of the family, the nuptial and funerary rites, the social organization, and finally a complete exposition of Lamaism derived from the author’s study of the canonical books and their commentaries and from a daily and familiar intercourse with he doctors of Lamaism and the life of the Lamaseries, made possible by his knowledge of the Tibetan language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDivided into four books, the work describes the author’s journey of three and a half years form Rome to Lhasa and his mission work there; the nature, character, customs, and civil government of Tibet; Tibetan religion and its hierarchy; and his return, by a different route, to Europe, and of other missions in which he was engaged for some time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn at Pistoia in 1684, Ippolito Desideri took the habit of St Ignatius of Loyola in Rome, and was ordained on 28 August 1712. On 27 September of the Same year he left Rome for India as Apostolic Missionary. On 4 November 1727 he returned form India in charge of various commissions for the Holy See. He passed away on 14 April 1733, aged forty-eight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI shall not attempt to excuse the unadorned and even rugged style of these pages. 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This book records her fascinating travels and the discoveries she experienced in this forbidden country.  Having studied at the Sorbonne under Professor Foucaux, a noted Sanskrit and Tibetan scholar, Alexandra David Neel is one of the most distinguished of women explorers.  She bring a common-sense and sometimes skeptical eye to the practices and beliefs of the magicians and mystic masters of the ancient dreamland of Tibet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmongst the extraordinary events she describes are how Tibetan mystics can live naked in Zero temperatures; how they practice psychic sports how they can run incredible distances without rest, food or drink; how they utilize their telepathy; and how they appear to defy gravity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMEDIA COMMENT:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrecisely the person to explore Tibet absolutely fearless.  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While his experiences and observations from these travels are well-documented and easily available to the  English speaking world, there is a silence on the years that followed his return to China in AD.645. Works that translated Chines and Uigur text on the life of Hsuan-Tsang into German and French were in print as early as 1850s ,but have not been available to a wider audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis painstakingly researched book brings together a selection of the available material, translated in English. 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Soon after his son's birth, Niccolo Polo and his family set out on a voyage to explore the East, which eventually led them to the court of Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor of China.  Khan became so attached to the Polos that he would not let them leave for several years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring his stay, young Marco Polo was employed in various capacities and was sent on distant missions.  Finally, after taking leave of Kublai Khan and embarking on a two-year long journey, they reached Hormuz and after nine months, returned to Venice, their homeland. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImmediately on their arrival, a genoese fleet attacked Venice.  Marco, who commanded a galley, was taken prisoner and sent to Genoa, where he was asked to narrate his adventures.  Tired of repeating his story, Marco asked them to put it into writing.  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