![]() Stanfords Travel Classics feature some of the finest historical travel writing in the English language, with authors hailing from both sides of the Atlantic. ![]() Her descriptions of the places she visited - mosques, palaces, ruins, markets and harems - are typically observant and brim with color and spirit, whilst her sketches of the country's history and art are rigorous but accessible.This is a wonderful account by one of the most celebrated novelists and travel writers of the 20th century and is a fascinating portrayal of an extraordinary country. Travelling from Rabat and Fez to Moulay Idriss and Marrakech, she recorded her encounters with Morocco's people, traditions and ceremonies, capturing a country at a moment of transition from an almost unknown, road less empire to a popular tourist destination. A seemingly unlikely chronicler, Wharton, more usually associated with American high society, explored the country for a month by military vehicle. ![]() Edith Wharton journeyed to Morocco in the final days of the First World War, at a time when there was no guidebook to the country.In Morocco is the classic account of her expedition. ![]()
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