AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
The book is divided into forty-one chapters. In the introductory chapter, the author travels from Saint Petersburg to Odessa, Constantinople, and finally Egypt. Chapters two to thirty are devoted to Egypt, whereas the remaining chapters depict the author’s journey through Palestine […]
Fonvizin, S.I.: Seven Months in Egypt and Palestine. Essays and Impressions Read Post »
The book is divided into fifteen chapters, and details the author’s journey to North Africa (Egypt) and Asia (Ceylon, India). Photographs representing landscapes and cityscapes are included. Chapters 1-3 are devoted to Egypt […]
Novitskii, V.F.: Through Southern Countries Read Post »
Travel notes from Palestine and Egypt, divided into chapters according to the places the author visited. After Constantinople and Smyrna the author arrives in Alexandria, where he only stops for a day before getting on another ship to Jaffa. After “the pogrom made by the English” the city is being rebuilt, and looks clean and neat.
Chukmaldin, N.M.: Travel Notes from Palestine and Egypt Read Post »
The book is divided into two main parts, and it is accompanied by a map of the author’s journey. In the introduction, Komstadius raises questions about the purpose of a tourist’s journal or travel notes, asserting that his book aims to offer practical information, rather than literary content […]
Komstadius, N.N.: Notes of a Tourist Read Post »
The book is a collection of travel notes that were published in 1891 in the journal “Vestnik Evropy”, with the addition of some previously unpublished material. In the preface, the author confesses that, being drawn to the East, he had managed to convince two wealthy friends to visit Palestine and Egypt […]
Kartavtsev, E.E.: Through Egypt and Palestine. Travel Notes Read Post »
The book is structured into two main parts: part one is dedicated to Constantinople and Greece, whereas part two is centred around Egypt. In the preface the author asserts that his travel notes are addressed at a broad audience […]
The book is divided into seven chapters and it includes a preface in which the author explains that in March 1888, after leaving Odessa to reach Constantinople, Alexandria and Cairo, he travelled also to Jaffa and Jerusalem. He addresses the reader, claiming that though his travel notes may perhaps be uninteresting, they are definitely “true, fair, and impartial” […]
Koptev, A.B.: Memoirs on the Journey to Constantinople, Cairo and Jerusalem in 1887 Read Post »
The book is a collection of travel notes, recounting the author’s journey through Europe, Africa, and Turkey. Chapter thirteen is dedicated to Egypt […]
Dedlov, V.L.: From Far Away. Letters from the Road Read Post »
The book, reporting the travel notes of a tourist embarking from Odessa to Egypt in 1885, aims to share the author’s impressions and to provide practical advice for other travellers. Alexandria is described with mixed feelings […]
Davidovich, S.F.: From Odessa to Cairo Read Post »
The author claims in the preface that the purpose of this book is not to entertain readers with her travel adventures, but to provide valuable information for individuals who are unwell and intend to move to Algeria for the winter. This information includes data about the climate in Algiers, as well as advice for those considering Algiers as a winter destination […]
L-va, I.N.: Algeria as a Winter Station. Notes for the Sick Read Post »