The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron

The Road to Oxiana

Robert Byron

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nonfiction essays travel adventurous slow-paced
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The Road to Oxiana is ideal for readers who enjoy immersive, intellectually curious travel narratives that blend art history with wry humor and a patient exploration of vanishing worlds.

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In 1933, Robert Byron set off from Venice with his friend Christopher Sykes to explore the architecture of the Middle East. Their long and arduous journey took them from Cyprus and Jerusalem to Syria, Iraq, Persia and Afghanistan, and finally Oxia...

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