The History of the Saracens; Comprising the Lives of Mohammed and his Successors, to the Death of Abdalmelik, the Eleventh Caliph. With an account of their most remarkable battles, sieges, revolts, &c. Collected from authentic sources, especially Arabic mss
Title
The History of the Saracens; Comprising the Lives of Mohammed and his Successors, to the Death of Abdalmelik, the Eleventh Caliph. With an account of their most remarkable battles, sieges, revolts, &c. Collected from authentic sources, especially Arabic mss
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The History of the Saracens; Comprising the Lives of Mohammed and his Successors, to the Death of Abdalmelik, the Eleventh Caliph. With an account of their most remarkable battles, sieges, revolts, &c. Collected from authentic sources, especially Arabic mss
Author
Ockley, Simon
Original Source
London: Bohn, 1857
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HathiTrust
Publication Date
1857
Date(s) of Reading
- 1866-12-06
Evidence
"Dec. 6. We returned from Tunbridge Wells where we have been for a week, hoping that George would profit by the change. I have been reading Cornewall Lewis's Astronomy of the Ancients, Ockley's History of the Saracens, Astronomical Geography, and Spanish Ballads on Bernardo del Carpio." Diary 1861-1877 129
Citation
Ockley, Simon, The History of the Saracens; Comprising the Lives of Mohammed and his Successors, to the Death of Abdalmelik, the Eleventh Caliph. With an account of their most remarkable battles, sieges, revolts, &c. Collected from authentic sources, especially Arabic mss, George Eliot's Reading, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/57670
