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The Valleys of the Assassins, and Other Persian Travels

The Valleys of the Assassins, and Other Persian Travels

by Freya Stark

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 292 PAGES

A remarkable account of adventures in remote Persia by the intrepid Freya Stark, originally published in 1934 -- and an instant bestseller. It displays all the verve, wit and derring-do of her best accounts. Her expedition discovered the site of Lammassar, the second of the great fortresses to be discovered in the remote Alamut Valley.  (MDE53, $15.00)


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