Bibliograph

Autobiography of James Silk Buckingham, Including his Voyages, Travels, Adventures, Speculations, Successes and Failures, James Silk Buckingham, Volume 2

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Autobiography of James Silk Buckingham, Including his Voyages, Travels, Adventures, Speculations, Successes and Failures, James Silk Buckingham, Volume 2

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Autobiography of James Silk Buckingham

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1103603386

Responsibility statement

James Silk Buckingham

Series statement

Cambridge library collection. Travel and Exploration in AsiaCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

Including his Voyages, Travels, Adventures, Speculations, Successes and Failures

Summary

James Silk Buckingham (1786–1855) was a writer who travelled extensively and published accounts of his adventures in places such as India, Persia, Egypt, and Palestine. He first went to sea as a boy, and, aged only ten, spent a period as a prisoner-of-war in Spain. He was expelled from India in 1823 for criticising the East India Company and the Bengal government. Back in London, he was a supporter of reform, and served as the first M.P. for the new constituency of Sheffield, from 1832 to 1837. He founded several journals, including The Athenaeum. On retiring from Parliament, he left for North America, where he spent nearly four years, and was highly critical of America's economic dependence on slavery. His autobiography was cut short by his death. Volume 2 covers his travels in the Middle East and India, where he met European travellers including Belzoni and Burckhardt.--, Provided by publisher

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