By the Early Modern Age, ¿travel¿had¿gained a new¿meaning - it was now a¿way¿to knowledge. For¿the¿British¿gentleman who travelled abroad to¿learn about¿other¿people, a journey into the Levant to see the Turks became a must. But that¿journey¿was¿no¿picnic. London was months away from Constantinople, the Levant was rife with plague, and it was a very expensive undertaking.¿Still the British gentleman went.Based on the travelogues of thirteen British gentlemen, this book takes you¿on a journey into the Levant as it once was.¿As you make your way from London to Constantinople, you¿will¿visit cities, towns and¿islands, ¿meet¿people and¿learn about¿ways of life, and you¿will¿get to know a British gentleman for whom travel was the "sweetest of all the pleasures in the world". The¿book tells a story about¿a¿past when¿a journey¿into the¿Levant¿was¿an experience to last a lifetime. It is a cultural account of a world long lost.