Bücher von John Brunton

The colourful story of the Mamluk dynasty - marked with treachery, carnage and destructive behaviour - is a significant chapter in the history of the Near East.

Originally published in 1939, this book contains the autobiography of the well-travelled Victorian engineer John Brunton (1812-99), which he wrote for his grandchildren. Brunton's account is easy to read and filled with a number of interesting vignettes of colonial life and attitudes.