In Morocco

In Moroccois the classic account of her expedition. A seemingly unlikely chronicler, Wharton, more usually associated with American high society, explored the country for a month by military vehicle. Travelling from Rabat and Fez to Moulay Idriss and Marrakech, she recorded her encounters with Morocco's people, traditions and ceremonies, capturing a country at a moment of transition from an almost unknown, road less empire to a popular tourist destination. Her descriptions of the places she visited - mosques, palaces, ruins, markets and harems - are typically observant and brim with colour and spirit, whilst her sketches of the country's history and art are rigorous but accessible. This is a wonderful account by one of the most celebrated novelists and travel writers of the 20th century and a fascinating portrayal of an extraordinary country. ABOUT STANFORDS TRAVEL CLASSICS Hailing from both sides of the Atlantic, the authors included are as diverse as Edith Wharton, Henry James, Ernest Shackleton and Alfred Russel Wallace. Every title has been reset in a contemporary typeface, and has been printed to a high-quality production specification, to create a series that every lover of fine travel literature will want to collect and keep

ISBN 1906780323   Pages 144 ISBN13 9781906780326 (What's this?)   Published in Oxford Publisher John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd   Series title Stanford Travel Classics Imprint John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd   Previous ISBN 9781906780036 Format Paperback   Height (mm) 198 Publication date 01 Oct 2010   Width (mm) 129 DEWEY 916.4044   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

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