Autobiography of James Silk Buckingham - Including his Voyages, Travels, Adventures, Speculations, Successes and Failures

James Silk Buckingham (1786–1855) was a writer who travelled extensively and published accounts of his adventures in places such as India, Persia, Egypt, and Palestine. He served as an M.P., and was a supporter of political and social reforms. His two volumes of autobiography appeared in 1855.