JOURNAL IN A SERIES OF LETTERS TO SIR THOMAS BARING, BART.; Containing an Account of His Missionary Labours from the Years 1827 to 1831 and from the Years 1835 to 1838

by Rev. Joseph Wolff

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First edition

London: James Burns, 1839. First edition. 8vo. vi, 402 pp. Raised as a Jew, Wolff 1795-1862 became a Roman Catholic in 1812, eventually studying in Rome and entering the priesthood. Wolff’s 1820s journey, a search for the Lost Tribes of Israel, took him to Anatolia, Armenia Afghanistan, Kashmir, Calcutta, Madra, Bombay, Egypt, and Malta; in the 1830s he visited Ethiopia, Jeddah, Yeman, and Bombay; his letters are rich in commentary on Islam.

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