Smoke and ashes Antiques & collectables This edition is gorgeously illustrated

This edition is gorgeously illustrated by Hugh Thomson and includes an afterword by historian and author Nigel Cliff

Aircraft: general interest

Date of Publication: 01/10/2023

from the builders of Stonehenge to medieval monks

stay and eat to vivid descriptions

Smoke and ashes Antiques & collectables This edition is gorgeously illustratedWhen Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels, 'The Ibis Trilogy', ten years ago, he was startled to find how the lives of the 19th century sailors and soldiers he wrote of were dictated not only by the currents of the Indian Ocean, but also by the precious commodity carried in enormous quantities on those currents: opium. Most surprising at all, however, was the discovery that his own identity and family history was swept up