title: From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium
author:  William Dalrymple 
description: "Elegant, poignant . . . courageous . . . pitting the idealism of the past against the hatred, dispossession, and denial of the present." --Karen Armstrong, author o"f History of God" <BR>"This splid book should take its rightful place on the same shelf as Chatwin's In Patagonia. [It is] rich with the poetry of antique places and transports the fascinated reader smoothly into a vanishing world . . . There are, finally, innumerable wonderful stories in From the Holy Mountain." --Michael Dirda, "The Washington Post Book World" <BR>"Dalrymple is a born travel writer, with a nose for adventure and a reporter's healthy skepticism. His quirky, exhilarating mosaic will appeal to readers of all faiths." --"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)<BR>
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  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  [I – THE BAIT OF BLOOD](part0002.html)  
  
  
  [II – THE FADING OF THE FOG](part0003.html)  
  
  
  [III – A HAUNTING ON THE HILLS](part0004.html)  
  
  
  [IV – A GATHERING IN THE GLOOM](part0005.html)  
  
  
  [V – THE VALLEY OF STONE](part0006.html)  
  
  
  [VI – PHANTOMS OF ARDÚN-FÉ](part0007.html)  
  
  
  [VII – THE TOWER OF TOL-TIMÍL](part0008.html)  
  
  
  [VIII – JOURNEY THROUGH ALIMSTAL](part0009.html)  
  
  
  [IX – OF KNIGHTS AND LADIES](part0010.html)  
  
  
  [X – THE UMBRA OF THE MOUNTAINS](part0011.html)  
  
  
  [XI – THE CHASM OF ISSARÍ](part0012.html)  
  
  
  [XII – REVELATIONS ON THE RIVER EDGE](part0013.html)  
  
  
  [XIII – THE PLAINS OF ERIDÚL](part0014.html)  
  
  
  [XIV – A CALL TO ARMS](part0015.html)  
  
  
  [XV – THE SIEGE OF NAHRAGOR](part0016.html)  
  
  
  [XVI – AT THE FOOTHOLD OF DARKNESS](part0017.html)  
  
  
  [XVII – THE INIQUITY OF IDOR-HOL](part0018.html)  
  
  
  [XVIII – JUDGEMENT OF THE OLD ONES](part0019_split_000.html)  
  
  
  [I – MOURNING ON THE MOUNTAINS](part0020.html)  
  
  
  [II – DEARLY