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The Road to Oxiana - cover

The Road to Oxiana

Robert Byron

Publisher: Reading Essentials

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The Road to Oxiana is the brilliant account of Robert Byron’s ten-month journey to Iran and Afghanistan in 1933–34. This classic travelogue is considered by many modern travel writers to be the first example of great travel writing.
Available since: 05/15/2019.

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