Chapter I.
Life in a Syrian Quarantine.
Voyage from Alexandria to Beyrout—­Landing
at Quarantine—­The Guardiano—­Our
Quarters—­Our Companions—­Famine
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Bayard Taylor (11 January 1825-19 December 1878), known in his time as "the Great American Traveler" (a title he hated), and as a poet of considerable technical skill, remains alive today largely thro...
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Baynard Taylor was one of the most popular travel writers of his time, producing eleven volumes of his own accounts and lecturing throughout the United States to large audiences. From the time his fir...
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A prolific travel writer, lecturer, novelist, playwright, and technically proficient poet, Bayard Taylor is best remembered today for his metrically faithful translation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe'...
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The Lands of the Saracen
Bayard Taylor