Published in 1735, this first edition of Samuel Johnson's translation of Portuguese Jesuit Jerónimo Lobo's "A Voyage to Abyssinia" is a harrowing account, both "curious and entertaining," of Lobo's misadventures in an effort to convert Abyssinians to orthodox Catholicism.
This 17th-century work is a unique work of both travel and religious writing where Father Lobo describes the nine years he spent in Abyssinia as a missionary.
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This 17th-century work is a unique work of both travel and religious writing where Father Lobo describes the nine years he spent in Abyssinia as a missionary.
A Voyage to Abyssinia
Published in 1735, this first edition of Samuel Johnson's translation of Portuguese Jesuit Jerónimo Lobo's "A Voyage to Abyssinia" is a harrowing account, both "curious and entertaining," of Lobo's misadventures in an effort to convert Abyssinians to orthodox Catholicism.
This 17th-century work is a unique work of both travel and religious writing where Father Lobo describes the nine years he spent in Abyssinia as a missionary.
This 17th-century work is a unique work of both travel and religious writing where Father Lobo describes the nine years he spent in Abyssinia as a missionary.
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BN ID: | 2940160997995 |
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Publisher: | Interzone Press |
Publication date: | 01/09/2022 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
File size: | 2 MB |
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