Born in Franconia, the son of a rabbi, Joseph Wolff (1795-1862) was baptised in 1812, moved to England in 1819, and became a Christian missionary. He travelled widely in the Near East, Middle East and Central Asia, enduring shipwreck, robbery and disease. His Researches and Missionary Labours among the Jews, Mohammedans, and Other Sects (1835) and the miscellaneous Travels and Adventures (1861) are also reissued in this series. First published in 1845 and reissued here in the revised second edition of that year, this two-volume work records Wolff's journey to the Emirate of Bukhara (in present-day Uzbekistan) to investigate the disappearance of two British officers. Volume 1 covers Wolff's background and previous travels, before focusing on his mission to find the missing men. In Volume 2, Wolff offers further cultural observations. He discovers that the officers had been executed, and narrowly escapes their executioner.
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9 Plates, black and white
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Höhe: 221 mm
Breite: 145 mm
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978-1-108-07019-5 (9781108070195)
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Volume 1: Preface; 1. Mysterious state of the pagan world; 2. Embarks from Malta to England; 3. Quits Linthwaite for the curacy of High Hoyland; 4. Constantinople; 5. Arrival at Trebizond; 6. Departure from Erzroom; 7. Arrival at Teheraun; 8. Arrival at Meshed; 9. Departure from Mowr; 10. Arrival at Karakol; 11. Passive obedience the feeling of the people of Bokhara. Volume 2: 12. Colleges of Bokhara; 13. Sensation produced by the life of Muhammed; 14. Disasters of the Seikh army in Lassa; 15. The Mervee wishes to know the story of Napoleon; 16. Abdul Samut Khan; 17. Jews obtain leave from the Ameer to visit Dr Wolff; 18. Colonel Sheil; 19. Ameer sends for the servants; 20. Departure from Bokhara; 21. Arrival at Jehaar-Joo; 22. Tribe of Tekka; 23. Dissent among the Mussulmans; 24. Dr Wolff preaches at the embassy; 25. Departure from Teheraun; 26. Two leading sects amid Muhammedans; 27. Route; 28. Arrival at Trebizond; Appendix.
