Five Years in Damascus, Vol. 1 of 2
Including an Account of the History, Topography, and Antiquities of That City; With Travels and Researches in Palmyra, Lebanon, and the Hauran (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Five Years in Damascus, Vol. 1 of 2: Including an Account of the History, Topography, and Antiquities of That City; With Travels and Researches in Palmyra, Lebanon, and the Hauran<br><br>The following work is not a book of travels, penned during a summers ramble or a winters residence. It is the result of researches extending over a period of more than five years. Though I have wandered though most of Palestine, I have here confined my attention to a few provinces hitherto but little known; my object being not so much to amuse as to instruct. My professional duties not only obliged me to study the language and customs of the people of the land, but to traverse their country, and visit their towns and villages. I have thus had opportunities of minutely examining the topography and antiquities, and of acquiring information regarding ancient sites, such as are enjoyed by few travellers. My tastes also led me to improve every opportunity I possessed, and to study the ancient geography and history of Palestine combined with the best works of modern travel.<br><br>The district to which my researches have here been confined is among the most interesting in Syria.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.