The Ansayrii, (or Assassins,)

Signed by the author on the title page of the first volume: 'Frederick Walpole. Flixton August 1862'. Flixton Hall was the residence of Sir Robert Adair Shafto (1786-1869).

An account of journeys made in the Ottoman possessions in 1850-51, with the primary intention of exploring the mountain strongholds of an Ismaili sect known as the Ansayrii, or Assassins, between Safyta and Nahr El Kebir (Northern Lebanon and Syria). The book includes a detailed description of the Ansayrii, their customs and way of life. There are also descriptions of Asia Minor as far north as Trebizond.