Project Gutenberg 2006-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 236 Maxwell, Donald 1877 1936 A Dweller in Mesopotamia Being the Adventures of an Official Artist in the Garden of Eden E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Janet Blenkinship, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe (http://dp.rastko.net/) from page images and digital files generously made available by the University of Georgia Libraries (http://fax.libs.uga.edu/) "A Dweller in Mesopotamia" by Donald Maxwell is a travel memoir written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the author's experiences and impressions while serving as an official artist in Mesopotamia, predominantly reflecting on the landscape, culture, and history of the region. Through observant and poetic prose, Maxwell evokes a sense of nostalgia and wonder about the ancient tales and modern realities intertwined in Mesopotamia. The opening of the narrative introduces us to Maxwell's reflections on the charm and heat of Abadan, an oil port in Persia, emphasizing the stark contrast between his memories of luxury and beauty with the discomforts he experienced during his travels. He recounts an evening spent drifting on the river, struggling to signal for help, which fortuitously arrives in the form of a British Navy officer. The descriptions blend the ambience of the region's past, recalling the tales of "Sinbad the Sailor," with vivid sketches of the industrial landscape, setting up an exploration of both the romantic and gritty sides of Mesopotamian life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Iraq -- Description and travel DS Text Category: Travel Writing 195320 2025-10-07T13:50:55.890316 text/html 194030 2006-03-20T17:04:18 text/html 1637698 2025-10-07T13:51:03.429305 application/epub+zip 1637965 2025-10-07T13:50:59.208341 application/epub+zip 145489 2025-10-07T13:50:57.803393 application/epub+zip 1783262 2025-10-07T13:51:06.363296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1754647 2025-10-07T13:51:02.472287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256789 2022-09-08T14:18:21.783823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155908 2025-10-07T13:50:54.990327 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155534 2020-12-13T19:53:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155549 2020-12-13T19:53:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19875 2025-10-07T13:51:06.497260 application/rdf+xml 14472 2025-10-07T13:50:58.365301 image/jpeg 3958 2025-10-07T13:50:58.084325 image/jpeg 60661 2020-12-13T19:53:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 1465914 2020-12-13T19:53:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 60643 2020-12-13T19:53:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 1581323 2025-10-07T13:50:56.064369 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