Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 244 De Windt, Harry 1856 1933 Windt, Harry de A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán Produced by Jayam Subramanian and PG Distributed Proofreaders "A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán" by Harry De Windt is a travel narrative written in the late 19th century. The book recounts the author's adventurous journey from the Caucasus to India, traversing diverse and often treacherous terrains through Persia and Baluchistán. The narrative is enriched by De Windt's observations and encounters with various cultures and peoples along the way, providing an engaging glimpse into a region rich in history and complexity. At the start of the narrative, De Windt finds himself in Tiflis, the capital of the Caucasus, where his plans to travel to India via a direct route through Central Asia are thwarted by Russian governmental restrictions. Instead, after a somewhat disappointing meeting with a high-ranking official, he pivots his route towards Persia. De Windt describes Tiflis in vivid detail, highlighting the contrasts between its European and Asiatic parts. He is soon joined by Gerôme Realini, a Russian interpreter, who will accompany him on his quest. The narrative captures De Windt's anticipation and the early challenges he faces amid an unforgiving winter, ultimately setting the stage for the adventures that lie ahead as he prepares to journey through difficult landscapes towards India. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en India -- Description and travel Iran -- Description and travel Baluchistan -- Description and travel DS Text Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing 415910 2025-08-05T05:59:23.567303 text/html 415841 415746 2024-11-05T07:27:29.750485 2023-10-05T07:48:44.256100 text/html text/html 242558 2025-08-05T05:59:31.504242 application/epub+zip 248130 2025-08-05T05:59:26.917301 application/epub+zip 229772 2025-08-05T05:59:25.745293 application/epub+zip 458477 2025-08-05T05:59:35.128277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428892 2025-08-05T05:59:30.758315 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400526 2022-09-05T11:02:30.684414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385549 2025-08-05T05:59:23.224282 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 365788 2024-10-28T18:21:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17260 2025-08-05T05:59:35.258244 application/rdf+xml 16306 2025-08-05T05:59:26.241295 image/jpeg 3624 2025-08-05T05:59:25.994276 image/jpeg 241014 2025-08-05T05:59:23.599326 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia