A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia

by Frederick Burnaby

Overview

It is 1875, the time of the 'Great Game', when the British and Russian Empires are vying for power in central Asia. Great Britain learns of Russia’s plans to annex India, the 'jewel in the crown' of the Empire. A British officer rides for Khiva, a Russian city closed to European travelers. He is on a dangerous mission, to learn if this remote and dangerous oasis is about to be used as a springboard for the Russian invasion of India.

Captain Frederick Burnaby ballooned across the English Channel, traveled in Spain and Russia, and was wounded, and eventually killed, fighting for Britain's empire. His account of his perilous journey to Khiva brought him instant fame.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781365862861
Publisher:	Enhanced Media Publishing
Publication date:	04/01/2017
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	531,575
File size:	531 KB

About the Author

About the Authors:
Author of On Horseback Through Asia Minor, and founder of the Vanity Fair journal, Frederick Burnaby did a great deal of active service in the British army and was killed in action in 1885. Peter Hopkirk is a highly acclaimed travel writer and best-selling author of The Great Game.