Studies in Russia - Augustus John Cuthbert Hare

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Résumé :
This is Augustus Hare?s 1885 travel book, Studies on Russia. This interesting volume offers a unique insight into pre-revolution Russia in the late-nineteenth century, and will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in the subject. The chapters of this volume include: ?Introductory?, ?St. Petersburg?, ?Excursions round St. Petersburg?, ?Novogorod the Great?, ?Moscow (The Inner Circles)?, ?Moscow (The Outer Circles)?, ?The Monasteries Near Moscow?, ?The New Jerusalem?, etcetera. Augustus John Cuthbert Hare (1834 - 1903) was an English author and raconteur, famed for his witty yet accurate writing. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.