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Arminus Vambery was a Hungarian traveller who lived between 1832 and 1913. His life was one of wander and wonder. A linguist and a master of disguise he often roamed with the native tribes as one of their own. He travelled extensively in the Middle East and Central Asia. This book is a collection of his experiences and provides a sketch of the places and the people he visited. Gifted with a keen eye Vambery successfully paints a vivid and entertaining picture of his travels in the latter half of the nineteenth century. About the Author Arminius Vambery was born in a poor Jewish family in Hungary. In school he showed a remarkable aptitude for languages. By the age of sixteen he was proficient in Hungarian Latin French and German and very soon acquired skill in English Scandinavian Russian and Serbian languages.
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