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The Boy Travellers in The Russian Empire: Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with Accounts of a Tour across Siberia, Voyages on the Amoor, Volga, and Other Rivers, a Visit to Central Asia, Travels among the Exiles, and a Historical Sketch of the Empire from Its Foundation to the Present Time — John Shaqi

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The Boy Travellers in The Russian Empire: Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with Accounts of a Tour across Siberia, Voyages on the Amoor, Volga, and Other Rivers, a Visit to Central Asia, Travels among the Exiles, and a Historical Sketch of the Empire from Its Foundation to the Present Time

Name: The Boy Travellers in The Russian Empire: Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with Accounts of a Tour across Siberia, Voyages on the Amoor, Volga, and Other Rivers, a Visit to Central Asia, Travels among the Exiles, and a Historical Sketch of the Empire from Its Foundation to the Present Time
Author: Knox, Thomas Wallace

Knox, Thomas Wallace

Adventure stories; Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; Exiles -- Juvenile fiction; Friendship -- Juvenile fiction; Natural history -- Juvenile fiction; Rivers -- Juvenile fiction; Russia -- History -- Juvenile fiction; Voyages and travels -- Juvenile

BAKU TO TIFLIS.--THE CAPITAL OF THE CAUCASUS.--MOUNTAIN
  TRAVELLING.--CROSSING THE RANGE.--PETROLEUM LOCOMOTIVES.--BATOUM
  AND ITS IMPORTANCE.--TREBIZOND AND ERZEROOM.--SEBASTOPOL AND
  THE CRIMEA.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE CRIMEAN WAR.--RUSSO-TURKISH
  WAR OF 1877-78.--BATTLES IN THE CRIMEA AND SIEGE OF
  SEBASTOPOL.--VISITING THE MALAKOFF AND REDAN FORTS.--VIEW OF
  THE BATTLE-FIELDS.--CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE AT
  BALAKLAVA.--PRESENT CONDITION OF SEBASTOPOL.--ODESSA.--ARRIVAL
  AT CONSTANTINOPLE.--FRANK'S DREAM.--THE END.                       480




ILLUSTRATIONS.


  Winter Scene in Russia                                 _Frontispiece._
  Fred's Reminder                                                     15
  St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna                                     16
  View of the Palace of Cracow                                        17
  Kosciusko, 1777                                                     18
  Kosciusko, 1817                                                     19
  Church of St Mary, Cracow                                           20
  Polish Jew of high Rank                                             21
  Polish Jews of the Middle Class                                     22
  Our Guide in Costume                                                23
  The Inspector-general                                               24
  The Shaft                                                           26
  Descending the Shaft                                                27
  Lamp-bearers                                                        28
  A Foot-path                                                         29
  An Underground Chapel                                               31
  Men Cutting Salt in the Mine                                        32
  Finishing the Columns                                               33
  Subterranean Stables                                                34
  A Mining Singer                                                     35
  "Glück-auf!"                                                        36
  Fête in the Grand Saloon of Entertainment                           37
  A Retired Director                                                  38
  Outer Wall of Cracow                                                40
  Custom-house Formalities                                            41
  Passport not Correct                                                42
  In the Passport Bureau                                              43
  Way Station on the Railway                                          45
  Before Examination                                                  46
  After Examination                                                   47
  Scene on the Railway                                                48
  Shutes for loading Coal on the Railway                              49
  Polish National Costumes                                            50

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