To the Holy Shrines

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PENGUIN GREAT JOURNEYS NO. lO THE BUSTLING PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, 1853
Intent on reaching Meccah, a declination banned to all non-Muslims, Sir Richard Burton disguises himself as a Persian dervish. But vi^hen his companions begin to suspeil: he may not be all he seems, he realizes he mu§l do all he can to avoid discovery. He battles w^ith Maghrebis on the Red Sea, risks a drinking bout w^ith an Albanian cutthroat and has endless ruses to itay alive in this unique pilgrimage through the Arab world.
Journey back in time with hiÜorys greateÜ adventurers
1 HERODOTUS Snakes with Wings andGold-diggingAnts
2 m a s' Ü di From The Meadows of Gold
3 MARCOPOLO The Cuiloms ofthe Kingdoms ofIndia
4 CABEZA DE VACA The Shipwrecked Men
5 WILLIAM DAMPIER Piracy, Turtles and Flying Foxes
6 MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU Life on the Golden Horn
7 JAMESCOOK Huntfor the Southern Continent
8 OLAUDAH EQ.UIANO Sold as a Slave
9 ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT Jaguars andEleLiricEels
10 SIR RICHARD BURTON To... Tovább

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PENGUIN GREAT JOURNEYS NO. lO THE BUSTLING PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, 1853
Intent on reaching Meccah, a declination banned to all non-Muslims, Sir Richard Burton disguises himself as a Persian dervish. But vi^hen his companions begin to suspeil: he may not be all he seems, he realizes he mu§l do all he can to avoid discovery. He battles w^ith Maghrebis on the Red Sea, risks a drinking bout w^ith an Albanian cutthroat and has endless ruses to itay alive in this unique pilgrimage through the Arab world.
Journey back in time with hiÜorys greateÜ adventurers
1 HERODOTUS Snakes with Wings andGold-diggingAnts
2 m a s' Ü di From The Meadows of Gold
3 MARCOPOLO The Cuiloms ofthe Kingdoms ofIndia
4 CABEZA DE VACA The Shipwrecked Men
5 WILLIAM DAMPIER Piracy, Turtles and Flying Foxes
6 MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU Life on the Golden Horn
7 JAMESCOOK Huntfor the Southern Continent
8 OLAUDAH EQ.UIANO Sold as a Slave
9 ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT Jaguars andEleLiricEels
10 SIR RICHARD BURTON To theHoly Shrines
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16 MARY KINGSLEY The Congo and the Cameroons
17 ERNEST SHACKLETON Escape from the Antarctic
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