Austen Henry Layard (1817–1894)
Author of Nineveh and Babylon
About the Author
Image credit: Austen Henry Layard [credit: Bibliothèque nationale de France]
Works by Austen Henry Layard
Nineveh and Its Remains with an Account of a Visit to the Chaldean Christians of Kurdistan, and the Yezidis, or Devil… (1848) 84 copies
Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon; with Travels in Armenia, Kurdistan and the Desert: Part 1 (1999) 3 copies
Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon; with Travels in Armenia, Kurdistan and the Desert. Part 2 (2011) 3 copies
Sir A. Henry Layard, G.C.B., D.C.L.: Autobiography and Letters from His Childhood Until His Appointment As H. M.… (2012) 2 copies
Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana, and Babylonia 2 Volume Set: Including a Residence among the Bakhtiyari and Other… (2011) 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Layard, Austen Henry
- Other names
- LAYARD, Austen Henry
- Birthdate
- 1817-03-05
- Date of death
- 1894-07-05
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Place of death
- London, England, UK
- Occupations
- archaeologist
politician
diplomat
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Reviews
NINEVAH AND ITS REMAINS: VOLS I AND II. by Austen Henry. Layard
A classic of adventure and archaeology. Layard doesn't just dig up Babylonian civilization, he also negotiates with the local tribes to help him do it and then to get much of it shipped back by barge to London and the British Museum. Cloth binding embossed with a winged god with the body of a lion and the face of a man.
A great adventure story, a travel masterpiece, and one of the classics of archaeology, all captured in a well-done book with numerous illustrations, fine engravings and foldout maps and illustrations. Embossed with gold on green cloth, chips at top and bottom of spine.
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- Works
- 29
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 296
- Popularity
- #79,168
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 62
- Languages
- 2
- Favorited
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