Project Gutenberg 2005-06-08 Public domain in the USA. 302 De Quincey, Thomas 1785 1859 Quincey, Thomas de Quincy, Thomas de Kvinsi, Tomas de DeQuincey, Thomas Simonds, William Edward 1860 1947 De Quincey's Revolt of the Tartars E-text prepared by David Garcia, Hemantkumar N. Garach, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "De Quincey's Revolt of the Tartars" by Thomas De Quincey is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative delves into the dramatic flight of the Kalmuck Tartars from their territory under Russian rule toward China, elucidating the motives, intricacies, and human suffering woven into this lesser-known episode of history. The opening of the text introduces readers to the vast and turbulent landscape of 18th-century Russia and the Kalmuck nation's struggle for autonomy. It sets the stage by describing a young prince, Oubacha, thrust into a dangerous political climate dominated by rivalries and the oppressive oversight of the Russian Empire. The chapter outlines the complexity of the Kalmuck revolt, highlighting key figures such as the cunning Zebek-Dorchi, who orchestrates the conspiracy that leads to the mass exodus, as well as the internal conflicts and social dynamics that shape their fate. De Quincey employs a vivid, almost theatrical prose style to convey the emotional weight of the impending revolt and the dramatic stakes involved, foreshadowing the hardships and calamities that the Kalmucks will soon face on their harrowing journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Tatars Kalmyks PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 281795 2025-06-07T05:32:49.340294 text/html 285795 2020-12-14T13:58:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 463429 2020-12-14T13:58:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 539179 2025-06-07T05:33:01.737255 application/epub+zip 540170 2025-06-07T05:32:54.508293 application/epub+zip 166194 2025-06-07T05:32:52.093288 application/epub+zip 1126700 2025-06-07T05:33:05.760218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1090695 2025-06-07T05:32:59.370282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313265 2022-09-08T00:57:16.424061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236080 2025-06-07T05:32:48.301301 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 235748 2020-12-14T13:58:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 90616 2020-12-14T13:58:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 235767 2020-12-14T13:58:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 90525 2020-12-14T13:58:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21336 2025-06-07T05:33:05.914237 application/rdf+xml 17818 2025-06-07T05:32:52.688302 image/jpeg 4496 2025-06-07T05:32:52.386291 image/jpeg 561159 2025-06-07T05:32:49.373329 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